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Police Received 636 Crime Reports, Arrested 503 Suspects In Borno In 2022

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The Borno State Command of the Nigerian Police arrested a total of 503 suspects who committed offences ranging from rape, armed robbery, banditry to terrorism in the state in the year 2022.

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This was disclosed by the state's Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, in Maiduguri while appraising the achievements of Command in 2022. He disclosed that about 636 criminal cases were reported within the year.

Of the reported cases, about 372 were prosecuted while 314 suspects were convicted for various offences. A breakdown of the reported cases reveals that 102 rape cases, 20 terrorist attacks, 57 culpable homicides, 22 armed robberies and 30 kidnappings were reported.

Other reported cases were 11 instances of vandalism, 28 drug trafficking cases, 138 accusations of theft and 3 cases of human trafficking, as well as other criminal acts that required the attention of the Police.

In that time, the Command seized 12 locally made dane guns; 3 AK-47 riffles; one hand grenade; 4 RPGs; 2,950 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition; 3 pump action guns; one battle axe; 108 cutlasses, knives and swords; 410 Exol tablets; 21 sachets of tramadol capsules alongside 12 arrows.

While attributing the Command's success to the dexterity of the entire Police as led by the Inspector-General of Police - Usman Baba Alkali, Umar disclosed that some personal belongings that were stolen were recovered and subsequently returned to their owners.

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