Commissioner of Police in Benue State, Fatai Owoseni has said his command had succeeded in reducing crime considerably in the state.

Owoseni, who made this known at a news briefing, said there was a gradual reduction in such crimes as culpable homicide, mischief by fire and cattle rustling.

He also said ethnic motivated attacks had reduced, resulting in the return of Internally Displaced Persons to their communities.

Owoseni said there were attacks on some communities by suspected herdsmen in Ado, Katsina Ala and Kwande Local Government Areas, saying concerted efforts were being put in place to halt reported robbery cases around Zaki Biam, Katsina Ala and Kwande.

According to him, in places as Ugambe and Awaji in Konshisha Local Government Area, where there have being senseless killings, the police have engaged the people in dialogue.

Owoseni said the command had recently arrested thirty and fourteen suspects for cultism and armed robbery cases respectively, saying the command was working with other security agencies.

He said thirty different types of prohibited arms, including twenty-three locally made pistols ingeniously, three AK49 rifles, four AK47 and thirty rounds of live ammunition were recorded.

Owoseni also said the one hundred and eighty-eight suspects arrested in connection with anti-grazing law were being tried in collaboration with the offices of the state Attorney General and the Commissioner for Justice.

The Police Boss said sixty-one other suspects were undergoing trial for culpable homicide and related offences.