The command reportedly carried out the operations between June 1 and September 30 as part of its efforts to curb banditry and other crimes in the state.
In this file photo, a police officer hold bunch of handcuffs at SARS headqurters in Abuja on October 3rd, 2020 PHOTO: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TVThe Katsina State Police Command on Monday said it has in the last four months rescued 171 kidnapped victims and neutralised five suspected kidnappers in the state.
In the course of the campaign, the police reportedly arrested 53 suspected armed robbers, 82 suspected kidnappers, 73 murder suspects, and 90 suspected rapists.In the same vein, 707 suspects were arrested for various offences such as criminal force, intimidation, being in possession of hard drugs/dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, cultism, inciting disturbance, and belonging to a gang of brigands, among others.