Nationwide Mission Accomplished: Police Rescue 387 Kidnap Victims and Retrieve 115 Vehicles

In a single month, the Nigeria Police Force rescued 387 abduction victims nationally and recovered 115 stolen vehicles, according to ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer.

At a press briefing on Monday in Abuja, Adejobi stated that the victories were documented during a number of operations around the country in January.

According to the police spokesperson, during the month in question, 960 individuals were taken into custody by members of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

According to him, 244 suspects were detained for armed robbery, 170 for kidnapping, 240 for murder or homicide, 53 for illegally possessing a restricted firearm, 130 for rape, and 123 for cultism.

According to the police spokesperson, further materials found included 1,121 AK-47 live rounds, 11 AK-47 magazines, and five fake semi-automatic handguns.

According to him, eight of the suspects were taken into custody by IRT agents in Plateau for illegally possessing and running guns.

According to Adejobi, the suspects were taken into custody after receiving reliable information about the actions of a Plateau gun-running syndicate.

He claimed that during a police inquiry, the syndicate's lone female suspect admitted to selling 900 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition to one of the male suspects.

He claims that eight fake AK-47 rifles, four fake revolver weapons, three fake semi-automatic pistols, two rounds of 7.88 mm live ammo, and one locally manufactured handgun were found within the syndicate.

According to him, the suspects were also found to have 1,105 AK-47 live rounds and two AK-47 magazines.

Building on the operation's momentum, Adejobi said, IRT agents detained two more syndicate members on January 28.

Eight fake AK-47 weapons, four fake revolver rifles, three fake semi-automatic pistols, and two fake AK-47 magazines were found by the agents hidden in the floor of a red Volkswagen station wagon, he claimed. He stated:

Adejobi said that more was being done to catch the fugitive gun maker and others who are making firearms and distributing them to the wrong people in the nation.