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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a notorious Beninese fugitive, Sunday Kotin, and handed him implicit to authorities successful Benin Republic.
The fugitive, wanted for a drawstring of cross-border crimes, including equipped banditry, smuggling of firearms, cattle rustling and cause trafficking, was apprehended successful Idi Iroko Town, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, pursuing a discreet cognition by operatives of the NPF National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol.
According to a connection signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, connected Sunday, Interpol Benin had requested Interpol Nigeria’s assistance to apprehension Kotin, who fled into Nigeria to evade justness aft 7 members of his syndicate were arrested and enactment connected proceedings successful Benin Republic.
“Acting with precision and moving connected credible intelligence, operatives of the NPF NCB carried retired a discreet cognition that led to the apprehension of the fishy successful Idi Iroko Town,” the connection said.
The fishy was interrogated connected his alleged transnational transgression activities earlier being formally handed implicit to officials of NCB Cotonou.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun commended the officers for their professionalism and assured that Nigeria volition not tolerate fugitives utilizing the state arsenic a hiding place.
“Nigeria volition ne'er service arsenic a harmless haven for fugitives oregon purveyors of crime, nary substance however highly placed oregon profoundly networked,” the IGP declared.
He reaffirmed the NPF’s committedness to planetary instrumentality enforcement cooperation, saying, “The Nigeria Police Force remains resolute successful safeguarding the sovereignty of Nigeria, preserving the regularisation of law, and strengthening bonds with planetary counterparts.”
Egbetokun besides assured some Nigerians and the planetary assemblage of the Force’s “relentless pursuit of criminals, steadfast concern with planetary instrumentality enforcement agencies, and steadfast work to ensuring peace, information and justness for all.”
The apprehension and handover, constabulary authorities said, underscored Nigeria’s committedness to determination and planetary information cooperation.
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