Nigeria, July 20 -- The police in Imo State say they have arrested 2,785 individuals for allegedly committing various criminal offences in the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, in a statement on Saturday said the suspects were arrested in multiple operations conducted in the past six months in the state.

Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said the offences included kidnapping, terrorism, murder, armed robbery, cultism, and child trafficking.

"These operations also resulted in the rescue of 58 kidnapped victims and 42 stolen children, many of whom have been joyfully reunited with their families," he said.

Mr Okoye said police operatives, in one of the operations, dismantled a camp belonging to suspecte...