TWENTY suspected criminals are
now in detention in Aba following a raid,
yesterday, by the Police from Ariaria
Division of the city on two Indian hemp
spots said to be haven for notorious criminals within Ariaria International
Market. The arrest came barely one week after the
Police from the Area Command in Aba
raided a hotel which allegedly serves as
criminals hide-out in the city centre where
no fewer than 20 suspected criminals
were apprehended. The spots identified as ‘Black Kingdom’ at
Samek by Old express road and ‘Snow
White’ at Bakassi were all located near
Ariaria International Market. It was gathered that before the police raid,
‘Black kingdom’ was one of the areas
where drug addicts in the city relocated
after they were dislodged by the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,
from their former location at ‘York’ at Park road. It was further gathered that most
criminals who operated within the
commercial city usually gather at the two
locations not only to smoke, but also to
hatch plans on how to unleash terror on
residents. The operation was carried out in
conjunction with policemen mobilised
from other divisions in the Aba Area
Command which led to the arrest of 20
suspects alleged to be members of
robbery gangs which have been terrorizing the city of late . When contacted, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna
described the raid as a proactive measure
taken by the Police Command in the state
to ensure that the state was free from all
forms of criminality. “We are raiding hideouts in a bid to ensure
the society is being ridden off crimes and
criminality because we know that those
hideouts are possible places where all the
hoodlums hide and from there, they go
about to perpetrate their evil acts. So, police raiding hideouts is not out of place. “It is a proactive measure adopted by the
command in order to ensure that the state
is free from crime and criminality,
especially in Aba. “If in the course of interrogation one is
found culpable or cannot give an accurate
account of him or herself, definitely, that
person will be prosecuted if linked up with
any crime. while those that can
established their personality will be released. Ogbonna however, urged the public to
report promptly to the police any place(s)
suspected to be hideout(s) for criminals,
stressing that the police in the state has a
zero tolerance for criminal activities in
whatever disguise.
now in detention in Aba following a raid,
yesterday, by the Police from Ariaria
Division of the city on two Indian hemp
spots said to be haven for notorious criminals within Ariaria International
Market. The arrest came barely one week after the
Police from the Area Command in Aba
raided a hotel which allegedly serves as
criminals hide-out in the city centre where
no fewer than 20 suspected criminals
were apprehended. The spots identified as ‘Black Kingdom’ at
Samek by Old express road and ‘Snow
White’ at Bakassi were all located near
Ariaria International Market. It was gathered that before the police raid,
‘Black kingdom’ was one of the areas
where drug addicts in the city relocated
after they were dislodged by the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,
from their former location at ‘York’ at Park road. It was further gathered that most
criminals who operated within the
commercial city usually gather at the two
locations not only to smoke, but also to
hatch plans on how to unleash terror on
residents. The operation was carried out in
conjunction with policemen mobilised
from other divisions in the Aba Area
Command which led to the arrest of 20
suspects alleged to be members of
robbery gangs which have been terrorizing the city of late . When contacted, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna
described the raid as a proactive measure
taken by the Police Command in the state
to ensure that the state was free from all
forms of criminality. “We are raiding hideouts in a bid to ensure
the society is being ridden off crimes and
criminality because we know that those
hideouts are possible places where all the
hoodlums hide and from there, they go
about to perpetrate their evil acts. So, police raiding hideouts is not out of place. “It is a proactive measure adopted by the
command in order to ensure that the state
is free from crime and criminality,
especially in Aba. “If in the course of interrogation one is
found culpable or cannot give an accurate
account of him or herself, definitely, that
person will be prosecuted if linked up with
any crime. while those that can
established their personality will be released. Ogbonna however, urged the public to
report promptly to the police any place(s)
suspected to be hideout(s) for criminals,
stressing that the police in the state has a
zero tolerance for criminal activities in
whatever disguise.
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