The police command in Edo says it arrested 80 suspected criminals to reduce crimes and ensure a peaceful yuletide.
The police command in Jigawa says it arrested 298 suspects for various crimes in the third quarter of 2023.
The suspects, he said, were being interrogated and would be charged to court on completion of investigations.
The states, worst hit by insurgency in North-East, are now experiencing robbery, gangsterism, kidnapping, rustling and gender-based violence.
Mr Yusuf said that major streets in the metropolis had been lit up after eight years of darkness as the lamps were switched off.
Mr Umar explained that the two repentant Boko Haram members were arrested for theft.
The defendant claimed to be collecting tax for the state government, the police told court.
The police command in Delta says it nabbed three suspected cultists and armed robbers in Warri and recovered ammunition from them.
Mr Oyeyemi noted that the highway robbers were taking advantage of the traffic build up in the area, occasioned by the ongoing construction on the road to waylay travellers.
The armed robbers were said to have attacked a bus in an attempt to rob it, unknown to them that the passengers were undercover police officers.
