ADAMAWA POLICE NAB 148 SUSPECTS, SEIZE 11 AK-47 RIFLES

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

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148 people have been taken into custody by the Nigeria Police’s Adamawa State Command in targeted criminal operations.

Suspected rapists, armed robbers, and kidnappers are among those detained.

Three stolen cars, 110 live rounds of ammunition, 20 locally made assault guns, and eleven AK-47 rifles were found among the accused perpetrators.

The Command said in a press release signed by the state Police image maker, SP Suleiman Nguroje, “In compliance with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun to develop an action plan aimed at minimizing crimes, the Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State, CP Dankombo Morris, re-designed the Command’s operational/intelligence capabilities and intensified security measures to address emerging threats and reduce crime within the state.

“This strategic move has yielded significant outcome that resulted in the arrest of numerous suspects well as the recovery of arms and ammunition.”

Nguroje added that two improvised explosive devices, IEDs, planted by Boko Haram in some communities within Hong Local Government Area were deactivated and six kidnapped victims rescued in collaboration with sister security agencies