The Enugu State Police Command detained 5,895 people for various offences and rescued 168 kidnap victims in one year.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mamman Giwa, disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu, while briefing journalists on the command’s achievements in one year of his assumption of duty.
Giwa explained that 5,163 suspects were held for offences such as stealing, vandalism, human trafficking, fraud, and house-breaking.
According to him, 148 were detained for armed robbery, 129 for kidnapping, 158 for murder, and 48 for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
Other detentions included 39 for sexual offences and 210 for cultism, drug trafficking, and related crimes.
Giwa said: “On recoveries within the last year of my stewardship, 105 firearms, including 22 AK-47 rifles and one G-3 automatic rifle, were recovered.
“We also recovered 665 rounds of live ammunition of various calibres, 118 stolen, snatched, or abandoned vehicles, and large quantities of illicit drugs and other incriminating exhibits.”
“The detentions and cases represent the successes the command has achieved under my watch through proactive, intelligence-led policing and operational coordination”.
The commissioner said that during the period, the command prosecuted 1,248 cases in court, resulting in 237 convictions and 368 cases under investigation.
He said that the command also provided adequate security for the successful hosting of some national events in Enugu, including the peaceful celebration of the Yuletide.
Others were the 2026 Legal Week in January, South East Vision 2050 (SEV2050) Stakeholders Forum, and Zion Movement Outreach Crusade in February.
The rest was the one-week-long Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, held from [insert exact dates], which attracted over 20,000 lawyers across Nigeria.
The commissioner thanked the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, for his ongoing reforms within the force.
He wished the Inspector-General continued success in actualising his vision for the Nigeria Police Force.
He lauded Governor Peter Mbah, sister security agencies, law-abiding citizens, and officers and men of the command for their unwavering support, resilience and commitment to a safe and secure state.
