Police record 198 convictions, 240 arrests in Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command said it has secured 198 convictions and arrested 240 suspects for assorted offences betwixt July and day successful the ongoing combat against transgression successful the state.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, disclosed this connected Wednesday portion briefing journalists successful Damaturu.

“The bid recorded 145 transgression cases wrong the period, comprising 16 execution cases, 9 rape cases, 1 kidnapping, 2 extortion cases, 5 equipped robbery cases and 112 different offences”, helium said.

Giving an update connected prosecution, CP Jibrin said 198 cases secured convictions, portion 2 were acquitted.

He added that 26 cases are presently earlier the courts, 10 are nether probe and 4 are awaiting ineligible advice.

“These gains bespeak our resoluteness to some detain offenders and guarantee prosecution via thorough probes and steadfast action,” the Commissioner of Police stated.

He said tactical units besides recorded large breakthroughs arsenic operatives apprehended 171 suspected narcotics vendors and consumers, recovering illicit drugs, banned substances ...