The Kaduna State police Command says its operatives have killed 21 bandits and rescued 206 kidnapped victims between January to December 2022.
Also the command arrested 780 criminal suspects for various offences in different locations across the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku made the disclosure while giving an account of the activities of the command for the outgoing year.
Addressing reporters during a news conference in his office, the police commissioner also disclosed that 49 rifles of different make and 1, 359 rounds of live ammunition were recovered.
In addition, the command also recovered stolen vehicles and operational motorcycles being used by bandits and other criminal elements to carry out their nefarious activities
CP Ayoku also said that a total number 116 suspects were convicted for various crimes.
He however, attributed the successes recorded by the Command to the support of the Kaduna State Government, traditional rulers and members of the public.
