The police in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), announced the arrest of 307 suspects in a raid on 9ne of the black spots in the territory.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh in a statement on Monday, said: “The Commissioner of Police FCT, Benneth Igweh about 11:30pm, 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 axis and arrested 307 suspects.
“During search, one English Pistol with 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 the suspects are still undergoing screening, the CP Igweh, 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,” the statement stated.
