The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Maiyaki Muhammed-Baba, says 810 suspected criminals were arrested by the command between January and December.

Mr Mohammed-Baba made the disclosure at a news conference on Friday in Lafia to present the command’s achievements for 2022.

According to the police boss, 136 of the suspects were arrested for armed robbery, 112 for kidnapping, 138 for cultism, 59 for rape and 365 for other sundry offences.

He listed the exhibits recovered from the suspects to include N600,000 cash, 44 firearms, 704 live ammunition, six motorcycles and five vehicles.

He said that 23 of the suspects were convicted for various offences by the courts with others being prosecuted.

The police commissioner further said that investigations were on going in some of the cases and that  the suspects would be charge to court when completed.

He attributed the feat achieved by the command to the support from members of the public, traditional rulers, other security agencies and the media.

Mr Mohammed-Baba expressed gratitude to the  Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba, his promotion and deployment to Nasarawa as the State’s 27th CP.

He also lauded Governor Abdullahi Sule for his logistics support and intervention that had assisted the command’s operational activities in fighting crime.

He gave the assurances that the police would sustain its surveillance of Churches and recreational centres to ensure hitch-free New Year celebration.

(NAN)