About 140 officers of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command were killed on duty in 2024 and N409,992,000 was recovered from criminals, according to a report by the Force.
The command’s scorecard made available to journalists on Wednesday by the spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, revealed that “N36,850,000 was recovered from kidnapping suspects; N68,552,000 from armed robbery suspects; N19,590,000 for robbery cases; and N285,000,000 from fraud cases.”
Adeh also revealed that a total of 1,426 cases were reported in the same period, leading to the arrest of 1,077 suspects.
According to the scorecard, fraud cases were the most reported, with 385 cases and 422 suspects arrested, followed by armed robbery, with 268 cases and 132 suspects arrested, and one-shot robbery ranked third. , with 263 cases that led to 71 arrests. Car theft followed, with 127 cases and 64 suspects arrested, while kidnapping rounded out the top five with 104 cases, resulting in the arrest of 216 suspects.
Regarding cybercrimes, he explained that 32 cases were reported and 15 suspects were arrested, adding that 68 cases were reported for homicide, leading to 78 arrests, while 73 cases were recorded for robbery, with 20 suspects arrested and 38 cases were registered due to sects, which led to 59 arrests.
According to the report, 376 firearms were recovered, including 13 AK-47 magazines and 187 rounds of live ammunition, highlighting that seventy-three vehicles were recovered from car theft cases, 24 from one-time theft cases and two of sect cases. . From the above statistics, a 15.1% reduction in crime incidents was recorded within the FCT between 2023 and 2024, while 68 kidnapping victims and 19 robbery victims were rescued.
The report further explains that 140 police officers died on active duty while 68 complaints were received against command personnel and 58 suspects charged without convictions being recorded.
On the prosecution and convictions obtained, the FCT Police Command stated that 38 kidnapping suspects were charged in court, of which 21 were convicted, adding that for robbery on a single occasion, 16 suspects were charged. , 11 were convicted of murder: 32 suspects charged, eight convicted; fraud: 178 suspects charged, 58 convicted; cultism: 19 suspects charged, 11 convicted; robbery: 26 suspects charged, eight convicted; and vehicle theft: 21 suspects charged, 11 convicted.
He stated that in the command's plans for 2025, efforts would focus on improving community policing and conducting targeted operations, ensuring that, building on the successes of 2024, the command will intensify community policing engagements, intelligence-based policing strategies, targeted cleanup operations and public information initiatives to address the changing security demands of the FCT.
He also assured that with a significant reduction in crime rates and a stable and peaceful atmosphere in the FCT, the command is committed to maintaining the momentum in combating criminal activities.