The Edo State Police Command said it has arrested 73 suspects allegedly involved in various crimes in the state in the month of march.
The command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, in an interview with Daily Trust, said the suspects were apprehended for various crimes including kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, murder and rape.
Giving the breakdown, she said, 42 suspects were arrested for kidnapping four for robbery, 12 for cultism, four for murder while 11 suspects were arrested for rape.
She restated the command’s commitment to the fight against crime and criminality in the state.