He said it would help save the lives of residents and empower authorities to take decisive action against perpetrators.
Two suspected armed robbers and nine kidnappers, he said, were also arrested in the period under review.
Chiahemba Sende, Shiekuma Akaajime and Msonter Kpakpa are facing charges for alleged criminal conspiracy, trespass and abduction at the Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court.
She said the accused was heard discussing the procurement and supply of prohibited firearms within Makurdi and environs.
The judge, who did not take the plea of Mr Akperakya for want of jurisdiction, ordered that he be remanded in a correctional center.
