Police nab 207 robbery suspects, recover 50 vehicles
By Suleiman Shehu
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested no fewer than 207 armed robbery suspects and recovered 50 vehicles from January to December.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Adewale Osifeso, said this while briefing newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Friday.
Osifeso said that 46 motorcycles and tricycles, 108 firearms and 721 rounds of various calibers of ammunition were retrieved from suspected criminals during the period under review.
The spokesman said that the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adebola Hamzat, had ordered all area commanders, divisional police officers and some others to deploy adequate personnel and resources to tackle crime.
“The CP has directed that all area commanders, divisional police officers and tactical commanders should increase layers of supervision on their subordinates, particularly men on the field, who daily interface with commuters and other civilian population.
“The command’s monitoring and x-squad units have been tasked to deal decisively with any officer whose actions or inactions bring about embarrassment to the command through extortion and other misconducts,” he said.
He thanked Oyo State Government for its support to the command.
Osifeso thanked other security institutions and agencies, Police Community Relations Committee, the traditional institution and religious leaders, among other stakeholders, for their cooperation. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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