From Sola Ojo, Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has shot dead 21 bandits, and rescued 206 kidnapped victims from various locations in the state between January and December 2022.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yekini A. Ayoku, at a press briefing at Command headquarters, Kaduna, yesterday, added that 780 suspects were arrested in connection with various forms of crimes within the period under review.
According to him,”a total number of 116 suspects were convicted, 49 rifles/guns, 1,359 rounds of live ammunition, 17 bandits’ operational motorcycles were recovered.
“21 armed bandits were neutralized, 1,446 rustled livestock were recovered at different parts of the state,while 15 bags of dry leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp were also recovered”.
The CP attributed the successes recorded to the supports of the state government, sister agencies, traditional rulers, locals and other well-meaning Nigerians.
He specially thanked the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for their continued support and operational guidance to the Command in addressing the security challenges confronting the state.
Also, Ayoku reiterated the commitment of the Command to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) towards conducting free, fair and credible elections in the state come 2023.
“Being the lead agency in election security management, the police Command has been keeping tabs and closely monitoring activities in the political arena.
“I have had two engagement meetings with stakeholders in the political process towards ensuring seamless, peaceful and hitch-free electioneering activities in the state. Let me exploit this opportunity to re-echo my warnings to our politicians to avoid actions and conducts that are contrary to extant laws guiding the electoral process as nobody will be spared in our determination to enforce the laws.
(Continued on www.sunnewsonline.com) “The Police, leading other security agencies, will police and secure the electoral process in a very professional, unbiased, impartial manner, and will give robust support to INEC to deliver free, fair and credible elections come 2023”, he promised.