Gombe State Police Command said on Saturday it has arrested 116 suspects for various crimes this year.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Shina Olukolu, disclosed this in Gombe.
“Between January and July 2018, the Command has arrested 116 suspects for various crimes in the state. All the suspects have been charged to court with 99 suspects convicted while 17 are awaiting trials,” he said.
The police commissioner said several weapons were also recovered from the suspects.
“We recovered one gun, two locally made pistols, 250 cutlasses, 255 knives, 48 bow and arrows, 20 axes, 33 swords and three cartridges.
“Other items recovered include one fabricated master key, four motorcycles, two fake receipt booklets, six handsets, one Lenovo laptop, two handset chargers and one power bank,” Olukolu added.
He said the Command’s proactive measures against crimes in all parts of the state were yielding the expected results.
