…Arrest 421 suspects, recovers over N3m, 72 cars, others in three months
The FCT Police Command has disclosed that investigation into the murder of Late Deaconess Eunice Olawale is still on.
Late Eunice Olawale was killed in Kubwa, a suburb area of the FCT in July while she was doing morning cry.
The deceased left behind her husband, Pastor Elisha Olawale and seven children; Jessica, Michael, Christian, Rachael, Janet, Rebecca and Emmanuel.
The Command also disclosed that it has arrested 421 suspects in connection with different offences and recovered over N3million in the last three months.
The police said during the period of three months, it also conducted 200 raids and arrested 408 persons.
Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday during the presentation of his Scorecard to relevant stakeholders at the Command Headquarters, the FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Mohammad Mustafa said: “the police is not silent about it, though it did not happen during my time but I held three meetings and coincidentally, the investigator is now the DPO in Kubwa.So, he has been challenged to unravel the crime and by the grace of God, we will be through with the case soon.
“We have also been working very hard, we have had a lot of raids and one day, we will overcome them soon”.
Highlighting some of his achievements, the CP said: “We have been able to arrest 106 armed robbers, 213 thieves, 27 car snatchers/thieves, 27 one chance/fraudsters, two cattle rustlers, four motorcycle snatchers, 14 cultists, 20 homicide and eight vandals.
On the exhibits recovered, he said: “We were able to recover N3,012,492, 42 firearms, 250 ammunitions, 27 bags of Indian hemp, 72 vehicles, 44 motorcycles, 201 valuables items, 87 armoured cables and 13 dangerous weapons”.
On the number of raids conducted, he said: “we conducted 200 raids, and 408 suspects were arrested, 216 suspects were prosecuted, 461 cases are ongoing while 247 conviction were secured”.
Commenting on the continuous presence of herdsmen in the FCT, Mustafa said: “they have promised to be out of very many places and I think that gradually, they will be out. They are in limited places now and they will soon be out completely.
As the Yuletide draws near, the CP also hinted that the Command has put in place necessary measures to secure the city and its environs.
“We are ready for the yuletide, so all is well. We are ready, we have restrategized, our operation orders for the yuletide period is out and you know the population in the FCT will reduce during the yuletide but we will still protect their houses. So, we are on top of it and we are planning well”, he said.
