Following the coordinated raid operation by the tactical teams of the FCT Police Command, led by the Commissioner of Police himself on February 11, 2024, at Gidan-Dambe, Dei-dei-Zuba, Abuja, where 307 suspects were arrested, the suspects were screened and 170 of them were found wanting.
A hundred and sixty-five (165) of the one hundred and seventy (170) suspects found wanting, 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/misdemeanor offences, while the remaining five of the 170 suspects namely; Al zuma Aliyu, Mohammed Yakubu, Ishiaku Yakubu, Abubakar Lawal, and Abba Mohammed were charged for felonious offenses such as; armed robbery and peddling of illicit/hard drugs.
The remaining 137 suspects not found guilty of any offense were released to reunite with their loved ones and warned to shun places of hibernation for criminals.
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, as contained in a statement by the Command Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.
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