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Amid the continued efforts to make Abuja safer, Police in the Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have raided identified black spots and criminal hideouts in parts of the capital city, arresting at least 85 criminal suspects.
The areas of the FCT where the suspects were nabbed include Durumi and Dei-Dei.
According to police reports, the raided spots served as havens for criminals engaging in various offenses.
The suspects were apprehended for crimes such as erecting illegal structures and shanties, trafficking hard drugs, and manufacturing counterfeit currencies.
The arrests were carried out in a streak of coordinated raid exercise between March 31 to April 4, 2024 when the police stormed some of the identified black spots and criminal hideouts in the areas serving as places of hibernation for hoodlums.
According to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, a search warrant was executed in some of the structures and several exhibits ranging from paper and coins counterfeit currencies both in local and foreign, light weapons, eight motorcycles, seven generators, gadgets, and several ATM cards suspected to have been stolen from their victims were recovered.
The statement issued on Saturday added that all the arrested suspects will be screened, while those found culpable will be profiled and arraigned in court.
The Police said all the illegal wooden structures erected by the hoodlums were dismantled and set ablaze to deter criminals from turning those places to a brewing ground of menaces.
Adeh said: “While the investigation is still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, psc, mni, wishes to reassure residents of his commitment to flush out criminals from FCT and ensure the safety of all.
“He also urges residents to be vigilant and take advantage of the police emergency lines to report suspicious activities through: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192”.
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