Police arrest kidnap, armed robbery suspects in Abia

The Police Command in Abia has arrested 43 suspects for various criminal offences including kidnapping

, armed robbery, murder and defilement, within 40 days.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists in Umuahia on the efforts of the command to rid the state of violent crimes.

Ogbizi said the arrest was a result of efforts by the command to ensure a peaceful and crime-free society.

“Some of the suspects are notorious. They have been arrested before in connection with crimes and later released, but here they are today for similar crimes,” he said.

He also attributed the arrest to the improved synergy between the police and the state vigilance group.

The commissioner urged the public, especially motorists, to be vigilant, saying that criminals had devised new tactics of stealing cars.

According to him, the criminals were trailing people with exotic vehicles to churches, big ceremonies and popular shopping malls in Umuahia and its environs.

The commissioner of police said that the 43 suspects “will be arraigned immediately”