Rivers State police command enumerates achievements in combating crime

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

In spite of the running battle between the Rivers State government and the state police command, the police said it
has recorded numerous achievements in its determination to rid the State of all manner of criminal elements

In a press statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, the police stated that the Command, using the Men of the CP’s Crack Squad in a covert operation led by the Commander, CSP Ademola Adebayo, had been able to arrest kingpins of the notorious Icelanders and Deywell cult groups.

The police image maker said in the statement released in Port Harcourt that they arrested suspected cult members who in recent times had been locked in a war of supremacy, killing and beheading their victims.

According to the statement, on the 12th and 21st of October the police arrested Thankgod Monday ‘m’ 22yrs, Olawremaju Oguns ‘m’ 43yrs, Saviour Daniel ‘m’ 22yrs, Okechukwu Ndubueze ‘m’ 23yrs, Neeka Abel ‘m’ 20yrs, Edwin Udoh ‘m’ 72yrs, Chigozie Nwadike ‘m’ 26yrs, Prince Ukpai ‘m’ 24yrs, Obasi Ikechukwu ‘m’ 20yrs, Patrick Jaja ‘m’ 30yrs, and recovered one locally made double barrel and some cartridges from them.

Also the police said they arrested suspected kidnappers on August 31, this year, using men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit led by the Commander, SP Edward Shadare.

“They are arrested in connection with the kidnap of Late Chief Abbot Ogbubola who was kidnapped on June 26, 2017
from his house at Ihuaba in Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State. He was taken away through the waterways to a creek in Degema where he died and was buried in Mamakri creek. The suspects confessed and took the Police to the place where he was exhumed and deposited in the mortuary. Efforts are on to arrest other gang members,” the police said.

The Command gave the names of the kidnap suspects as Daniel Thankgod ‘m’ 26yrs,
Kelechi Simeon ‘m’ 25yrs, David Ogems ‘m’ 25yrs, adding that exhibits recovered included one AK 47 riffle, two locally made pistols, two live cartridges and 30 rounds of live Ammunition.

The police also said in the statement that men of the Anti-Cultism Unit, acting on credible intelligence arrested Johnson Ohio ‘m’ 19yrs, Amadi Thankgod ‘m’ 19yrs, Nwoka Yemezie ‘m’ 29yrs, Alfred Didi ‘m’ 18yrs, Christian Augustine ‘m’ 20yrs, Maxwell Amadi ‘m’ 17yrs, Temple Innocent ‘m’ 24yrs, ChrisJerry Chidiebere ‘m’ 19yrs, Victoria Eyinnda ‘f’ 18yrs, Lawrence Promise ‘m’ 29yrs.

“They were arrested at different times in connection with the cases of alleged car snatching, armed robbery and cultism. The suspects are said to be members of a syndicate responsible for Car Snatching within the Port Harcourt Metropolis. They have also confessed to have been involved in several cult related killings in the State. Exhibits recovered from them include: 8 Single Barrel guns, 2 locally made Pistols, 3 Magazines, Armored Cables/pipes, 236 rounds of life Ammunition,” the police continued.

Continuing, the police said that the trio of Michael Ahamefuna ‘m’ 26yrs, Chikezie Bright ‘m’ 27yrs and Mmesu Daniel were suspected members of a notorious car snatching syndicate who were arrested by Men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad led by the Commander, CSP Akin Fakorede in connection with the case of car snatching of a Lexus jeep with Reg. No. LSR 927 DY which was allegedly snatched in Benin Edo State and were arrested in Port Harcourt.

The police said that the arrested suspects had made useful confessions and efforts were on to burst the syndicate and arrest other members of the gang at large while the snatched car has been recovered.
DSP Nnamdi Omoni also listed the names of suspected armed robbers who were arrested by Men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad at different times in the State as John Elvis ‘m’ 32yrs,

Sunday Edidia ‘m 33yrs, Kingsley Ofumata ‘m’ 30yrs, Loveday Obi ‘m’ 33yrs, Obiora Ikezie ‘m’ 29yrs, Awolowo Alfred ‘m’ 21yrs, Chukwudi John ‘m’’ 22yrs, Kingsley Matthew ‘m’ 29 yrs, Iniobong Gift ‘m’ 20yrs, Godswill Godknows ‘m’ 27yrs.

The suspects, the police said were helping them in their investigation as the state Commissioner of Police, CP Zaki M. Ahmed, assured the people of the State that the Command would spare no efforts in dealing with all criminal elements in the state as the state would be inhabitable for them.

He, therefore, appealed to the people of the state to continue to show understanding and support the Police in their bid to fight crime and criminality in the State, adding that the command has put in place adequate security measures that would ensure that the Ember Months leading to Christmas would be crime free.