The Rivers State Police Command has
arrested some suspected armed robbers, cult members and kidnappers across the
state.
The State’s Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Muhammad said that the suspects were arrested
at different locations in the state for various crimes committed.
According to Muhammad, on May, 17, 2015,
along East- West Road, a team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), responding
to a distress call, arrested one David Nwoka with Toyota Camry Car. The car was
said to have been snatched at gun point.
One AK47 rifle, ammunitions, pump
action gun and 11 cartridges were recovered from the suspects.
Muhammad further said: “On May, 31
at Rumuekini in Port Harcourt, a team of policemen who were acting on a tip-off
engaged the robbers in a gun duel. We also arrested 31 suspected cultists.
Three pump action guns, 80 cartridges and charms were also recovered from them.”
The spokesperson added that the
Anti-cult Unit of the Command also stormed some criminal hideout and arrested five
persons. Five locally made guns were recovered from them. “The onslaught
against the robbers and the cult group was made possible with assistance from members
of the public and commitment from the officers of the command,” said Muhammad.
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