Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command recovered a complete of ₦409,992,000 from criminals throughout numerous operations in 2024.
A breakdown of the recovered sum, in line with the command’s scorecard made accessible to journalists on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, revealed that ₦36,850,000 was recovered from kidnapping suspects; ₦68,552,000 from armed theft suspects; ₦19,590,000 from housebreaking circumstances and ₦285,000,000 from fraud circumstances.
Additionally in 2024, Adeh acknowledged {that a} complete of 1,426 circumstances have been reported, resulting in the arrest of 1,077 suspects.
In response to the scorecard, fraud circumstances have been probably the most reported, with 385 circumstances and 422 suspects arrested. This was adopted by armed theft with 268 circumstances and 132 suspects arrested.
One-chance theft ranked third, with 263 circumstances resulting in 71 arrests. Automobile theft got here subsequent, with 127 circumstances and 64 suspects arrested, whereas kidnapping accomplished the highest 5 with 104 circumstances, ensuing within the arrest of 216 suspects.
“For cybercrime, 32 circumstances have been reported, and 15 suspects have been arrested. For murder, 68 circumstances have been reported, resulting in 78 arrests. Housebreaking noticed 73 circumstances, with 20 suspects arrested, whereas cultism recorded 38 circumstances, resulting in 59 arrests,” the scorecard acknowledged.
The report additionally disclosed that 376 firearms, together with 13 AK-47 magazines and 187 rounds of stay ammunition have been recovered.
“Seventy-three automobiles have been recovered from automobile theft circumstances, 24 from one-chance theft circumstances, and two from cultism circumstances. From the above statistics, a 15.1% discount in crime incidents inside the FCT was recorded between 2023 and 2024. Moreover, 68 kidnapping victims and 19 one-chance theft victims have been rescued,” it added.
The report additional revealed that 140 cops died on energetic obligation whereas 68 complaints have been obtained in opposition to the command’s personnel.
“Law enforcement officials who died within the line of obligation — 140: police misconduct — 68 circumstances reported to the command’s Grievance Response Unit; police misconduct — 58 suspects charged; no convictions recorded, “the scorecard famous.
On the prosecution and convictions secured, the command acknowledged that 38 kidnap suspects have been charged to courtroom, with 21 convicted.
“For one-chance theft, 16 suspects have been charged, and 11 have been convicted. Murder: 32 suspects charged, 8 convicted; fraud: 178 suspects charged, 58 convicted; cultism: 19 suspects charged, 11 convicted; housebreaking: 26 suspects charged, 8 convicted; and automobile theft: 21 suspects charged, 11 convicted,” the scorecard added.
Highlighting the command’s plans for 2025, Adeh acknowledged that efforts would concentrate on enhancing group policing and conducting focused operations.
“Constructing on the successes of 2024, the Command will intensify: Neighborhood policing engagements. Intelligence-led policing methods. Focused clearance operations, and Public enlightenment initiatives to handle the evolving safety calls for of the FCT.
“With a big discount in crime charges and a steady, peaceable ambiance within the FCT, the Command is dedicated to sustaining the momentum in combating felony actions,” she stated.