Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command attached to Lugbe division ha arrested one Kennedy Esezobor ‘m’ 26yrs old, of Tudun wada village, Lugbe Abuja, a notorious criminal and cultist with one fabricated single barrel gun.

The suspect according to the Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba said he has confessed to being part of the criminal elements terrorising Lugbe and environs.

Briefing journalists of the command’s accomplishments in the fight against crime and criminality, the CP Garba said in the course of investigation two locally fabricated AK-47 rifle were recovered and the suspects will be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation

The FCT Police Commissioner said on 08/08/2023 at about 1730hrs, the police operatives attached to Byazhin Division, working in close collaboration with the vigilante arrested Five (5) suspects namely Bernard Francis ‘m’, Felix Benjami ‘m’, Peter Benjamin, Helen Sylvester ‘f’ 40 yrs and Hamza Haruna ‘m’ 20 yrs for alleged involvement in kidnapping of a minor in the area.

He said the suspects also confessed their involvement in the kidnapping of a 5 year old Umar Iliya ‘m’ on 07/08/2023 at about 2300hrs from Guita village, Kuchiko, Kubwa.

He the suspects led the police operatives to the residence of one Helen Sylvester ‘f’ a widow and a co-conspirator at Giko, a Village located at about 13km away from Guita village where the victim was kept for (3) three days.

The young victim according to the CP Garba was subsequently rescued and has since been reunited with the parents. The suspects will soon be arraigned in court.

"In a similar vein, the operatives of Anti-kidnapping unit of the Command acting on actionable intelligence, stormed Kabin Mongoro Forest and arrested one Mohammed Hamza ‘m’ of Gaube Village kuje Area Council while on his way to bandits camp bordering Nasarawa State.

"The suspect confessed to be an informant, a drug and food supplier to one Dogo surname unknown, who is a notorious Kidnapping Kingpin on the Command wanted list. He will soon be arraigned in Court. "

"On 02/09/2023 at about 2240hrs, the Police operatives from Gwagwalada Division while on a routine stop and search duty at Secretariat junction, Gwagwalada, intercepted a motorcycle with a passenger later identified as one Japheth Nuhu ‘m’ of behind Brown Berry estate phase 3 Gwagwalada. The said Japheth jumped down and took to his heels on sighting the Police but was givena hot chase. He was subsequently arrested and a berretta pistol with four rounds of 9mm live ammunition was recovered from him. It is being suspected that the Suspect and his accomplice at large are behind the robbery activities in Gwagwalada and its environs."

"Also on 19/07/2023 at about 0040hrs, acting on actionable intelligence, the operatives of Anti-violence crime section of the SCID arrested one Musa Matins ‘m’ suspected to be an armed robber at Durumi Area. In the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to have being involved in snatching and stealing of cars in and around the FCT. So far he has led the Police to the recovery of two Toyota Camry vehicles with registration number MAG-149 AR (Borno state) and RBC-445 AS (Abuja). Effort is currently ongoing to trace the rightful owners of the recovered vehicles.

"Also, a Toyota Camry 2018 model with reg no: KRD411HT (Lagos state) stolen from Port Harcourt on 3/09/2023 was recovered yesterday here in Abuja 6/09/2023."

"In a similar development, on 23/07/2023 at about 0200hrs, the operatives of anti-violence crime while on patrol arrested the duo of Gabriel Oliver ‘m’ and Emmanuel Ishaku ‘m’. In the course of investigation they confessed that they carried out attacks in a Redeemed Christian Church of God Bethel Centre, Galadimawa, Abuja and carted away several high definition electronic gadgets properties of the Church. The suspect led the Police operatives to Bauchi and Plateau states respectively were the items were recovered. Effort is being made to arrest the co-accomplice who are on the run.
In conclusion therefore, the FCT Police Command is committed to working with you (residents of the FCT) in ensuring security of life and properties. You are all major stake holders, and as such we all have a mission to fulfil which is to conquer crime and criminality in all its forms. I want to reiterate my commitment and willingness to always work with you to defeat crime in the Federal Capital Territory."