Federal Capital Territory Police Command (FCT), after its five days “operation sweep” targeted at driving out criminals within the FCT, Central Area, on Friday said the Force arrested six suspected criminals, including stolen goods buyers, and recovered 76 laptops.
The operation took place in the Central Area of Abuja, and the arrested suspects are Akintunde Balogun, 48 and resident of Gwagwalada, Mohammed Usuf, 27 and resident of Kaduna road, Abuja, Shetima Abubakar, 27, a resident of Yangoji areas of the FCT.
Others are Kabir Usman, 37, a resident of New Yan-yan, Nassarawa State, Linus Imo, 35 and resident of Airport road, and Praise Chinonso, 40, and resident of Bwari area of the FCT, who were then arrested for receiving the stolen properties.
The items recovered from them are one Tablet phone and 75 laptops of various brands and grades.
In a statement released by Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, Abuja, DSP Josephine Adeh, said the suspects in their voluntary statements, confessed their involvements in the criminal venture.
“They will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday charges residents to report cases of theft for crime trend analysis and counteractions.
“The menace of theft of items in parked cars during occasions and public spaces around the operative area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has finally been brought to a low ebb as operatives of the FCT Police Cooperative Shed at the Central Police Station (CPS) in a painstaking investigation following public outcry arrested six suspects of two syndicates and recovered one tablet, and 75 laptops of various brands and grades.
“The ongoing operation which has lasted five days is targeted at identifying distinctive styles of the perpetration of these dastardly acts, arrest of notorious thieves, and receivers of stolen properties, and the recovery of the same.
“In the light of the above, the Command wishes to urge the general public who have at a time or the other recorded a missing Laptop or Tablet in the Central Area and the Territory as a whole to approach the Central Police Station at the Federal Secretariat Central Area, Abuja with Tangible proof of ownership to be reunited with their recovered personal effects.
“The CP while urging members of the public to be conscious of their environment, especially in Public spaces reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to riding the Territory of unscrupulous elements.
“He also charged members of the public to always report stolen or lost items to enable the Police to keep track of criminal trends for appropriate counteractions.
“As usual, members of the public are enjoined to be vigilance and make a prompt rendition of complaints through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached on: 0902 222 2352.” The statement reads.
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