The Abia State Police command says the Command has recorded a total of 438 cases of various criminal offences from January 2025 till date.
Speaking during a news conference to showcase the attainments of the command, the commissioner of Police, Abia State command, Dankadi Isa said this led to the arrest of 809 suspects.
According to him, out of these, 201 cases were conclusively investigated and charged to court, while 237 cases are currently under investigation.
He further disclosed that the Command recovered 88 firearms, 20 magazines and 435 calibers of ammunition/cartridges, 33 trafficked/stolen children rescued while 30 suspects in defilement and rape cases have been diligently prosecuted and remanded in prison custody.
He stated”: The sustained operational efforts of the Command contributed significantly to the reduction of incidents of armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, defilement and rape, child trafficking, unlawful possession of firearms, stealing, burglary, assault occasioning harm, malicious damage, advance fee fraud, among others.
According to him, the efforts also led to the recovery of vehicles, auto-rickshaws (tricycles) and motorcycles, rescue of kidnapped victims and the recovery of bags of substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) and illicit hard drugs.
Other items recovered include one small knife, a cross bag, black masks, three caps with two bearing an emblem with the inscription De Norseman Kclub International, one torchlight, 43 mobile phones, assorted SIM cards, one brand-new Qlink motorcycle, one laptop, one hammer, three cutlasses, axes, shoe boots, five operationalt jackets, two polo charms, one roll of silver foil, machetes, an iron bar, two million naira cash, two leg-chain shackles, two and a half bags of harvested cocoa, one big bag containing charms and some spiritual materials and many others.
He used the forum to assure of the Command’s sustained efforts to ensure security before, during and after the Yuletide, revealing that both covert and overt operational strategies have been put in place to ensure continued security in the State.
