Following the coordinated raid operation by the tactical teams of the FCT Police Command, led by the Commissioner of Police himself at Gidan-Dambe, Dei-dei-Zuba, Abuja, 307 suspects have been arrested.
Police sources revealed that when the suspects were screened, 170 were found wanting in criminal activities.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who informed newsmen about the raid, noted that 165 of the 170 suspects were found wanting by the police.
Adeh said the suspects were promptly profiled by the police operatives and arraigned in the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) Mobile Court in Area 3, Garki District, Abuja for simple and misdemeanor offences.
The police spokesperson disclosed that the remaining five of the 170 suspects namely; Al Zuma Aliyu, Mohammed Yakubu, Ishiaku Yakubu, Abubakar Lawal, and Abba Mohammed were charged with felonious offences such as; armed robbery and peddling of illicit and hard drugs.
“The remaining 130 suspects not found guilty of any offense were released to reunite with their loved ones and warned to shun places of hibernation for criminals,” Adeh said.
“The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, affirmed his stance that this type of operation will be carried out regularly to cleanse FCT of criminals and to ensure the safety of all.”
