…AS FCT POLICE RAIDS BLACK SPOT, ARREST 307 SUSPECTS
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Benneth C. Igweh, has warned perpetrators of crime and criminality in the FCT and its environs to desist from such acts, adding that it would no longer be business as usual.
The CP, who on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at about 11:30 PM, personally led the Tactical Teams of the Command in the newly launched Operation Velvet to raid a marked black spot, Gidan Dambe in Dei-Dei – Zuba axis, and arrested 307 suspects.
According to the Command Spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, “During the search, one English Pistol with 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition was recovered from one Ibrahim Tukur who claimed to be a DSS personnel.
“Other exhibits such as Motorcycles, wraps of marijuana, illicit substances, and valuables reasonably suspected to have been stolen from innocent residents were equally recovered.
“While the suspects are still undergoing screening, the Commissioner of Police CP Benneth Igweh informed the members of the public of Operation Velvet, which was launched on Saturday, February 10, 2024, comprising all the Tactical Teams of the Command to curb all forms of vehicular criminality and other crimes in the Territory.
“The Commissioner of Police further cautions officers against extortion of residents and to adopt professionalism in the discharge of their lawful duties, as the security of the populace remains his utmost priority.
“He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.