The Imo police command has said it apprehended 150 suspects linked to kidnapping and “terrorism” within one year in the state.
Imo commissioner of police, Rabiu Hussaini made this known on Friday when he received governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo, at the command’s headquarters in Owerri, the state capital.
According to Hussaini: “Between the months of January 2021 and January 2022, the unit arrested a total of 105 kidnappers/armed robbers, 45 terrorists, and recovered 27 vehicles of different makes and assorted caliber of arms and ammunition,”
Items said to have been recovered included “1 GPMG rifle, 12 AK-47 rifles, four assault rifles, 18 pump action guns, five locally-made GPMG rifles, eight double-barrel guns, 13 cut-to-size locally-made pistols, 180 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition, 60 rounds of live assault ammunition, 82 rounds of live cartridges, 14 locally-made hand grenade explosives and 15 locally-made improvised explosives”.
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The police also disclosed it recovered “different denominations of Biafran currencies, 12 Biafran flags, 17 Biafran berets, 16 pairs of Biafran uniforms, five Biafran masquerade costumes, one human skull, various brands of black charms, 16 pairs of military uniforms, eight police base sets, six walkie talkies, various number plates of vehicles and motorcycles”
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