…….As Commissioner of Police Assures Justice
The Rivers State Police command says its operatives of has apprehended four suspects involved in the alleged kidnapping and eventual murder of a commuter identified as Onyekachi Obioma Chukwuagu, along East/West Road to Rumuodogo 1 Community in Emohua Local Government Area of the State.
A statement by the acting spokesperson of the command,DSP Grace Iringe Koko identified the suspects as – Obichi Ngita, age 20 years, Chisom Honest aged 20 years, Young Chitu age 21 years and Omens Woke age 23 years . According the command’s spokesperson, On Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022, while pretending to be regular passengers, the suspects boarded the victim’s vehicle. “However, when they got to a quiet part of the route, they kidnapped the victim and abandoned the vehicle, with Reg. No. GDD 250 MU by the roadside”,she said .
The Police Imagemaker explained that the command upon receipt of the complaint swiftly mobilized operatives to the scene where they cordoned off the area and commenced an intensive search resulting in the arrest of Chisom Honest, who led operatives to the rest of the gang, and the location of the victim’s corpse. DSP Koko said the suspects claimed they murdered the victim, using a machete, for refusing to cooperate with them. Efforts are being intensified to apprehend other suspects indicted in the matter with a view to concluding the investigations.
“The Commissioner of Police, while condoling the family of the deceased for the unfortunate loss, assured that the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation in line with his commitment to the cause of justice”,she said
