Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested over 1,000 high-profile suspects for alleged involvement in various violent crimes across the country.
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, disclosed this at a press conference at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Baba as the acting IGP to replace Mohammed Adamu, the former IGP, on April 6, 2021.
Highlighting the achievements by the police so far, the acting IGP said the suspects were arrested between April and May 2021.
The IGP, who gave a breakdown of the arrests made, said 398 persons were arrested for armed robbery, 258 for cult-related offences, 222 for murder, 202 for banditry, and 86 for kidnapping.
He added that the list of suspects included those allegedly involved in the attack on the convoy of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.
Baba also said the police rescued 152 abducted persons, while 413 firearms and 10,120 rounds of ammunition were recovered during the period under review.