The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja said its Commissioner ,CP Bennett C. Igweh led a tactical team to raid a marked dark spot,Gidan Dambe in Dei Dei Zuba where they arrested three hundred and seven suspects.
A statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh, the Spokesperson of the Command said that the team recovered an English pistol with fifteen rounds of ammunition from a suspect who claimed to be a DSS personnel.
The statement reads;
The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh psc, mni, on 11/02/2024 at about 11:30 PM, personally led the tactical teams of the Command in the newly launched operation velvet to raid a marked black spot, Gidan Dambe in Dei-Dei -Zuba axisand arrested three hundred and seven (307) suspects.
During the search, one English Pistol with fifteen (15) rounds of 9mm ammunition was recovered from one Ibrahim Tukur who claimed to be a DSS personnel. Other exhibits such as Motorcycles, wraps of marijuana, illicit substances and valuables reasonably suspected to have have been stolen from innocent residents were equally recovered.
While suspects are still undergoing screening, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh psc, mni, wishes to inform the members of the public of operation velvet, which was launched on 10/02/2024, comprising all the Tactical teams of the Command to curb all forms of vehicular criminality and other crimes in the Territory. The Commissioner of Police further cautions officers against extortion of residents and to adopt professionalism in the discharge of their lawful duties, as security of the populace remains his utmost priority.
He equally urges residents to report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines ; 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.
