{"id":2775,"date":"2019-01-18T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2019-01-18T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:40:09","slug":"kaduna-police-arrest-2551-kidnap-suspects-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/kaduna-police-arrest-2551-kidnap-suspects-others","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna Police arrest 2,551 kidnap suspects, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested 2, 551 suspected criminals in the state in 2018, out of which 2, 229 were arraigned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-4\" data-google-query-id=\"CKeMvsz7998CFUuhewod6doElQ\">\n<p>It added that 189 of the cases were still under investigation, while 484 had been forwarded to the state Ministry of Justice for legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a document made available to the DAILY POST in Kaduna by the Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5\" data-google-query-id=\"CKiMvsz7998CFUuhewod6doElQ\">\n<p>It further indicated that out of the 1, 290 cases recorded in 2018, 829 along with 1,794 accused persons were awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p>The police stated that among those charged to court were 66 persons accused of kidnapping out of the 70 kidnap suspects arrested in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Sabo said: \u201cOn kidnapping, a total of 47 cases reported with 70 suspects arrested. 46 victims were rescued by the police while four lost their lives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-6\" data-google-query-id=\"CKmMvsz7998CFUuhewod6doElQ\">\n<p>\u201cThirty-seven cases along with 66 accused persons were charged to court for cognizance and are still on awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTen cases are still pending investigation while 37 case files were sent to the Ministry of Justice for legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sum of N14,900,000 ransom demanded was recovered from the suspects on the process of investigation within the period under review.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The command also revealed that properties worth N724, 762, 590 were reported stolen or lost during the period, but that it was able recover properties worth N408, 470, 040.<\/p>\n<p>On culpable homicide, it said 132 cases were reported and 294 suspects arrested.<\/p>\n<p>It added that 141 victims lost their lives, while 129 cases along with 288 suspects were charged to court, and the remaining three under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The command said it recovered \u201c66 arms and 93 ammunition of various calibers,\u201d and also arrested 275 robbery suspects from the 63 armed robbery cases recorded in the state in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cIn the case of rape and indecent assault, a total of 113 cases were reported and 132 suspects arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police command stated that it would be more vigilant in 2019 in safeguarding lives and properties, and appealed to the general public for a robust collaboration to kick\u00a0 out criminals from the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-20\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaduna State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested 2, 551 suspected criminals in the state in 2018, out of which 2, 229 were arraigned. 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