REPORT FROM COMMANDS: Monday 10th June, 2013.

REPORT FROM COMMANDS: Monday 10th June, 2013. 1. FOILED ROBBERY/RECOVERED ARMS (RIVERS STATE): On 06.06.2013 at about 02:30hrs Police Patrol team responded to a distress call of robbery at Endless Street. Hoodlums fled the scene upon sighting Police, one loaded pistol, seven mobile phones, and two laptop computers abandoned as hoodlums fled were recovered. Efforts to arrest suspects is being intensified, State CID Port-Harcourt is investigating. 2. RECOVERED IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE [IED] (KADUNA STATE): on 07.06.2013 at about 16:00hrs Police Anti-Bomb Squad intercepted an IED concealed in a mini laptop computer placed around Jama’a road Kaduna by unknown person(s). The device was successfully detonated by the Police Anti-Bomb squad, no casualty recorded and no damage to property. Anti-Bomb Squad Kaduna is investigating. 3. ARREST OF ARMED ROBBERS (CROSS RIVER STATE): On 08.06.2013 at about 03:00hrs Police patrol teams responded to robbery distress calls from Fuller and Oron streets Calabar, engaged the hoodlums in a shootout and one male suspect was arrested in the encounter. One locally made pistol and one axe were recovered. Efforts to arrest other suspects that fled the scene with bullet wounds is being intensified. State CID Calabar is investigating. 4. FOILED ROBBERY (EDO STATE): On 08.06.2013 at about 13:35hrs Police patrol team along Agbor-Benin road intercepted a commercial Toyota Hiace bus (Reg. No. withheld) forced to a stop by hoodlums. Hoodlums abandoned their intended robbery and fled into nearby bush as they saw the Police. No passenger in the vehicle was robbed; the driver who was injured by hoodlums was rushed to the hospital by Police. Efforts to arrest suspects are being intensified. State CID Benin is investigating. 5. RECOVERED ARMS AND AMMUNITION (OGUN STATE): On 08.06.2013 at about 14:00hrs Police raided the house of a suspected kidnapper at Ibafo, one AK 47 rifle with four loaded magazines, one locally made pistol with two cartridges, military face cap were recovered. Efforts to arrest suspect is being intensified, State CID Abeokuta is investigating. 6. RESCUE OF KIDNAP VICTIM (DELTA STATE): On 08.06.2013 at about 17:50hrs upon intelligence Police raided kidnapper’s hideout at Uvara Orogun and rescued a female victim earlier reported kidnapped. Four male suspects were arrested. Victim reunited with her family. State CID Asaba is investigation. 7. RECOVERED WEAPON (NASARAWA STATE): On 08.06.2013 at about 21:30hrs Police raided a criminal hideout along River-side Masaka. One male suspect was arrested with a locally made pistol. State CID Lafia is investigating.