Police nab 48 notorious criminal elements, recover 14-AK47 rifles
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By Kingsley Omonobi
Following the flag-off of ‘Operation Puff Adder II’ by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu on 15th February, 2021, to reinvigorate the ongoing fight against violent crimes in the country and bring the perpetrators to book, operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad of the Force have arrested 48 criminal suspects.
The criminal elements are made up of 47 male and one female, for their involvement and indictment in cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms, cybercrime/financial fraud and other heinous crimes in some parts of the country.