PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FCT, ON ACHIEVEMENTS RECORDED FROM 1ST MAY TO 30TH JUNE, 2025 (SCORECARD).

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FCT, ON ACHIEVEMENTS RECORDED FROM 1ST MAY TO 30TH JUNE, 2025 (SCORECARD).

 

In alignment with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD., NPM, the FCT police command conducted a thorough crime-mapping, identified crime hotspots and implemented an action plan which led to the following achievements within the month of May and June 2025:

 

During the months under review, a total of 49 cases were reported, leading to the arrest of 82 suspects. Below is a breakdown:

 

ARRESTS:

• KIDNAPPING: 7 reported cases; 17 suspects arrested, three neutralized.

• FOILED KIDNAPPING ATTEMPTS: 5 attempted kidnapping incidents foiled at Apo Waru, Byhazin, Karshi, Kawo-Bwari, Gidan-Dogo Forest Kweri and Abaji. 3 suspects arrested, 3 others neutralized during shootout while attempting to kidnap victims at Kawo village clinic in Bwari.

• FOILED ROBBERY: 5 reported cases (1 in Apo and 4 in Kubwa); 6 suspects arrested, 4 vehicles, jack-knife, military camouflage and pistol ammunition were recovered.

• ARMED ROBBERY: 5 cases reported; 17 suspects arrested.

• THEFT: 6 cases recorded, 9 suspects arrested.

• ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM: 1 case recorded, 1 suspect arrested.

• ONE-CHANCE” ROBBERY: 1 case reported; 4 suspects arrested.

• ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE: 1 case reported, 1 suspect arrested, one locally fabricated pump action shotgun and one expended cartridge recovered.

• FRAUD: 1 case reported; 2 suspects arrested.

• CAR THEFT: 4 cases reported; 5 suspects arrested (including illegal scrap dealers who receive, butcher and resell stolen vehicles).

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: 2 reported cases.

• CHILD TRAFFICKING: 4 cases reported (transferred to the SCID from various Divisions) and 8 suspects were arrested.

• RAPE: 12 cases reported, 10 suspects arrested and 4 cases currently under investigation.

RESCUES:

• 3 children from trafficking cases

• 8 abandoned and rescued babies which have now been handed over to Social Welfare Centre

• 10 rape victims.

 

RECOVERIES:

• FIREARMS: 3 AK 47 rifles with 3 magazines, 1 locally made pistol and magazine, 1, barreta pistol, 1 pump action shotgun, 2 LAR rifles and 36 rounds of live ammunition.

• OTHERS EXHIBIT: One axe, nine walkie-talkies, one sharp spear, one short knife, all from robbery cases.

• 1 AC Unit, two motorcycles, 27 iron rods, 9 mobile phones, 11 power banks, 3 Air Pods, 1 smart watch, 8 ATM cards, six phone chargers, one sumac fireman generator set from theft cases.

• 1 jackknife from foiled robbery attempts.

• N79,000 cash recovered from theft case.

 

VEHICLES RECOVERED

• 10 vehicles recovered (from Durumi Division, Kubwa Division, Central Police Station and Anti One Chance Squad) 

• 2 motorcycles from kidnapping suspects.  

     

PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING MONTHS.

Building on the successes of May and June 2025, the Command will intensify:

•Community policing engagements.

•Intelligence-led policing strategies.

•Targeted clearance operations.

•Public enlightenment initiatives to address the evolving security demands of the FCT.

In conclusion, these achievements underscore the command’s commitment and effort in the proactive fight and intelligence-led strategies against criminality within the nation’s capital and its environs.

 

To this end, I wish to assure the residents of the Federal Capital Territory that we will keep taking the fight to the criminals wherever they are in order to sustain the peace being enjoyed in the FCT.

 

Thank you.