The Police Command in Anambra has arrested 200 suspects for various crimes and secured 100 convictions over a seven-month period.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ikioye Orutugu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Awka.
“The Command arrested 200 suspects for various crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, and cultism, among others, between February and August this year,” he said.
Orutugu further said that the command recovered over 300 firearms, 1,000 rounds of ammunition, over 30 vehicles and 20 explosives from criminals across the state.
He revealed that a major highlight was the re-arrest of a suspect in the high-profile kidnap and murder of Justice Azuka, the Labour Party lawmaker for Onitsha 1 Constituency.
According to him, the results reflect a new level of operational effectiveness and commitment to law enforcement.
The Commissioner of Police described the development as a strong warning to criminals, stating that no perpetrator of violent crime would evade justice, no matter how long it took.
He said that the command also inaugurated “Operation Zero Kidnapping” in collaboration with other security agencies to respond to cases of kidnapping for ransom among others.
Orutugu said that during the period under review, the command employed an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) strategy to manage several communal disputes.
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