Police arrests1,950 , EFCC secures 588 convictions in August — NOA
The National Orientation Agency has revealed that the Nigeria Police Force made 1,950 arrests and rescued 141 victims, while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission secured 588 convictions and recovered N21.06 billion in August.
The Director General of the NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this at the second monthly Joint Press Security Press Briefing organised by the agency on Monday.
In its previous edition in July, the DG disclosed that the Police neutralised 78 terrorists, rescued 175 kidnap victims across 326 operations, adding that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps also resolved 720 conflicts.
Speaking during the briefing on Monday, Issa-Onilu said the Nigerian Army executed 261 operations, the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized 66,255.81kg of narcotics, while the Nigerian Immigration Service strengthened border control, approving 10,803 visas, with targeted denials, and trafficking victims intercepted
