Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command recovered a total of ₦409,992,000 from criminals during various operations in 2024.
A breakdown of the recovered sum, according to the command’s scorecard made available to journalists on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, revealed that ₦36,850,000 was recovered from kidnapping suspects; ₦68,552,000 from armed robbery suspects; ₦19,590,000 from burglary cases and ₦285,000,000 from fraud cases.
Also in 2024, Adeh stated that a total of 1,426 cases were reported, leading to the arrest of 1,077 suspects.
According to the scorecard, fraud cases were the most reported, with 385 cases and 422 suspects arrested. This was followed by armed robbery with 268 cases and 132 suspects arrested.
One-chance robbery ranked third, with 263 cases leading to 71 arrests. Car theft came next, with 127 cases and 64 suspects arrested, while kidnapping completed the top five with 104 cases, resulting in the arrest of 216 suspects.
“For cybercrime, 32 cases were reported, and 15 suspects were arrested. For homicide, 68 cases were reported, leading to 78 arrests. Burglary saw 73 cases, with 20 suspects arrested, while cultism recorded 38 cases, leading to 59 arrests,” the scorecard stated.
The report also disclosed that 376 firearms, including 13 AK-47 magazines and 187 rounds of live ammunition were recovered.
The report further revealed that 140 police officers died on active duty while 68 complaints were received against the command’s personnel.
“Police officers who died in the line of duty — 140: police misconduct — 68 cases reported to the command’s Complaint Response Unit; police misconduct — 58 suspects charged; no convictions recorded, “the scorecard noted.
On the prosecution and convictions secured, the command stated that 38 kidnap suspects were charged to court, with 21 convicted.
