Acciording to an end-of-year report by the the Nigeria Police Force, 140 officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) loss their lives during 2024.
In summarising the force’s activities from January to December 2024, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, disclosed that some officers loss their lives due to incidents involving Shiites, violent protests, some officers collapsed and died while on duty, others died while sleeping and others diee of high blood pressure in Abuja.
Disu assured that the families of the deceased officers had received their entitlements and support, as directed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun.
He stated that, at the start of 2024, the FCT faced notable security challenges across its six area councils, including banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, car theft, “one-chance” robbery, illegal firearms possession, homicides, and other violent crimes.
Highlighting the command’s accomplishments, Disu reported that 1,426 cases were recorded in 2024, resulting in 1,077 arrests. He also enumerated other achievements, including significant recoveries made during the year.
