The Inspector General of Police , Mohammed Adamu, says the police have arrested 157 kidnapping and 275 armed robbery suspects since the launch of “Operation Puff Adder” in April.The police launched Operation Puff Adder on April 5 as a strategy to address internal security threats in Nigeria “within the shortest possible time.”He said 13 kidnappers were arrested across the country in the first week of May.
Speaking to the senior officers on Friday, Mr Adamu said 17 suspects were arrested in Plateau, 15 in Edo and 10 each in Niger and Zamfara states.The Federal Capital territory , recorded the highest number of arrests of robbery suspects with 42 . Lagos and Zamfara had the highest number of recoveries with 22 each. There were 21 in Edo and 20 in Delta.“The importance of these statistics is to know we are winning the fight against crime and criminality,” he said.He said the Operation Puff Adder had been largely effective in strengthening the capacity of the police to respond to internal security threats.
Let's hope they're not arresting innocent citizens so that it would appear as if they're working.
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