THE Kano State Police Command on Friday said it had recorded 334 cases of rape and other s3xual offences in the state from January to date. The command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Magaji Majiya disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the command’s year review in Kano. ”Five hundred and forty-seven cases of rape and other s3xual offences were reported in 2016 while 334 cases were received in 2017, indicating a major reduction of crimes in the state,” he said. According to him, the command had recorded 601 major crimes, recovered 35 stolen vehicles and recovered N744.6 million property in the period under review. “In the year 2016, the command witnessed 72 cases of armed robbery with 117 suspects arrested, while for the current year (2017), only 35 cases of robbery were reported and 76 suspects arrested.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 29, 2017 17:03 UTC