Tuesday 7 January 2014

Osun Police arrested 78 rape suspects in 2013


Osun State police command has disclosed that no fewer than 78 rape and 70 robbery suspects were arrested by the command in year 2013.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Dorothy Gimba stated this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command last year.

On the review of the activities of the command, Gimba said 26 murder suspects, 17 cultists and two kidnappers were arrested while two kidnapped victims were rescued and 45 arms, 52 ammunition were recovered during the year under review.

She said 62 vehicles and 64 motorcycles were also recovered while 90 suspects were convicted and another 99 standing trial in various courts in the state.

The commissioner of police noted that the command carried out diligent investigations of all cases and employed prompt responses strategies in achieving the feat recorded in 2013.

She explained that the command with the help of the state government and other security agencies restored orderliness and peace to the crisis ridden communities of Oba-Oke and Oba-Ile in Olorunda Local Government Council of the state as well as Ido-Oshun and Ede.

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