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Over 11,000 of the total number of cases are yet to reach a conclusion in court. The Nigeria Police Force said it secured 16,200 convictions out of the 29,052 criminal cases it prosecuted before various courts in the country in one year.The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the convicts were subjected to various forms of punishments for their criminal acts in line with the law. Adejobi said 1,476 of the accused were discharged at the discretion of the jury. According to him, out of the 29,052 cases prosecuted, 17,676 ha…