The FCT Police Command has arrested 201 suspects allegedly involved in the looting and vandalism of warehouses within the FCT, even as the command has recovered some of the items looted.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Yusuf Mariam, in a press statement in Abuja, said: “In continuation of its relentless effort to restore normalcy, within the last 48hours, the Command has arrested and arraigned 201 suspected looters including women and made recoveries of some looted items, at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp-Kubwa, Kuje, Gwagwalada, Jabi and Idu Industrial Area.
“All the suspects were arraigned before six mobile courts on Wednesday. The above development is a proof of the Command’s unwavering resolve to further maintain peace and stability within the Federal Capital Territory.
“The Command wishes to reaffirm that it will not relent until it has brought to book all criminal elements within the FCT.
“On this note, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, CP Bala Ciroma, is calling on well-meaning residents of the FCT to desist from engaging in any action capable of causing breakdown of law and order, rather residents should conduct themselves peacefully and remain law-abiding.”
She said while appealing to parents, guardians, community and religious leaders to prevail upon their wards to keep the peace, “the command wishes to reiterate its dedication to the protection of lives and property.”
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