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Police arrest 699 suspects and recover 31 firearms in Ebonyi

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  • Ebonyi police say they arrested 699 suspects in connection with 372 cases from April 2026 onward.
  • Authorities charged 309 suspects in 162 cases and said investigations into the remaining cases continue.
  • Police recovered 31 firearms, 33 rounds of ammunition and three vehicles while expanding surveillance in security flashpoints.

Police in Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria, say they have arrested 699 suspects in connection with 372 cases since April 2026.

The command recovered 31 assorted firearms, 33 rounds of ammunition of different calibres and three vehicles.

· Hope OkaforThe Ebonyi police commissioner listed items recovered during the command’s operations.

Commissioner of Police Hope Okafor presented the figures at a press conference in Abakaliki. The arrests included 660 men and 39 women. Police have charged 309 of the suspects in 162 cases, while investigations into the others continue.

The command also recovered 31 assorted firearms, 33 rounds of ammunition of different calibres and three vehicles. Okafor said officers had increased surveillance and intelligence operations around known flashpoints across the state.

We have deployed personnel strategically to such locations to forestall breaches of peace and ensure the safety of residents.

· Hope OkaforShe described the deployment of officers to security flashpoints across Ebonyi State.

“We have deployed personnel strategically to such locations to forestall breaches of peace and ensure the safety of residents,” she said. She added that the approach had sharply reduced skirmishes. Okafor warned that people involved in kidnapping, murder and other violent crimes would find no refuge in the state, saying police would continue intelligence-led operations to identify, arrest and prosecute suspects.

These strategies have helped to reduce the number of skirmishes encountered in the state drastically.

· Hope OkaforShe said expanded surveillance and intelligence efforts had reduced clashes.
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