In what will be regarded as a breakthrough operation, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has nabbed a dismissed immigration officer who was trying to supply sophisticated firearms to bandits operating along the Abuja-Kaduna forests.
A police intelligence operation intercepted the dismissed officer, whose identity remained undisclosed, to stop deadly weapons from reaching criminal elements.
Speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, highlighted the broader impact of intensified police operations in the territory.
He also said that between January 1 and February 28, 2025, the command arrested 300 suspects and recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition, and illicit substances.
The arrests included 59 armed robbers, 10 kidnappers and informants, 16 cultists, and seven neutralized kidnappers.
Targeted raids were conducted in criminal hideouts across areas such as Dei-Dei, Karu, Gwarinpa, Jikwoyi, Karimo, and Maitama.
