Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri
The Imo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded 53 suspects on various crimes in the state, at the Command’s headquarters in Owerri.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, stated this to newsmen in Owerri, while parading the suspects.
According to Okoye, “Imo State Police Command has continued to roll out workable administrative and operational strategies aimed at discharging the constitutional mandate of the Force and providing a security atmosphere for socio-economic activities to thrive in the State.
“These strategies have proven to be effective as I parade before you today a total of 53 suspects, largely males with just 2 females. These are suspects that were, evidentially linked with various Criminal cases ranging from Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, Murder, Defilement, Kidnapping, Child Trafficking, IPOB/ESN terrorism activities, Unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, Receiving of Stolen Properties, and Car Snatching and Vandalization of NEPA cables.”
“In the course of investigating the aforesaid cases, A total of 32 Assault riffles made up of Two (2) AK47 rifles, Fifteen (15) Pump Action Guns, Two (2) cut-to-size locally made guns, Eleven (11) locally made pistols and Two (2) Double Barrel Guns were recovered from these suspects.
“Also recovered from the suspects include One Hundred (100) rounds of live cartridges, Seventy (70) rounds of AK47 ammunition. Five (5) snatched but recovered vehicles and Seven (7) motorcycles were retrieved from the car snatchers, kidnappers, and criminal suspects. Fifteen (15) kidnap victims were rescued,” he said.
