Eleven (11) persons suspected to be kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists have been paraded by the Nigeria Police Force(NPF) in Calabar, Cross River State capital.
THE PARADISE reports that the 11 suspects who were also caught with unlawful possession of firearms were arrested by the newly inaugurated “Operation Restore Peace” unit by CP Sikiru Akande, Commissioner of Police, Cross River State command.
CP Akande while parading the suspects said “A total of 11 suspects were arrested for armed robbery, kidnapping cultism and unlawful possession of firearms. We also recovered one locally made pistols, 50 wraps of cocaine, 30 pieces of Thailand and rolls of India hemp”.
The CP said, “Operation Restore Peace” is in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s directives to Commissioners in the region to domesticate in their various states and flush out all criminal elements from their hideout.
“In line with the Ag. Inspector-General of Police directives and the launch of a special Operation tagged ‘Operation Restore Peace’ which was flagged off in Port Harcourt with a mandate for Commissioners to set up the same in their states, we are doing the same here today.
”We have 100 personnel which is a combination of STS, Units of Police Mobile Force in the special team to comb all hidden areas and flush out criminals wherever they are hibernating.
“It is in this light that we are starting this action as DPOs, AC’s have already started engaging stakeholders in the area they are domiciled and cover to know the security challenges they are facing so that it can be nipped in the bud even before it happens.
“I can assure Cross Riverians and Nigerians that we are back on our feet with full force to deal ruthlessly with any criminal element disturbing the peace of law-abiding citizens in the state. No matter where they are hiding we will flush them out”, CP Akande said.
