The Rivers State Police command says it arrested suspected cultists,car snatchers,jail escapee within the last five days.
Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Emeka while briefing newsmen in PortHarcourt on Tuesday,6th June,2023 said
“Within the period I took over as Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, the highlights of achievement recorded are as follows
1.Arrest of two suspected cultists.
Recovery of two arms,one machete, kitchen knives and charms .
2.Arrest of jail escapee.
3.Arrest of two notorious car snatchers and recovery of fire arms.
4.Arrest of suspected cultists and recovery of fire arms.
The command is not relenting in the fight against crime and criminality .
“Upon my assumption of office as the 44th Commissioner of Police in the state,I have vowed to rid out all forms of criminal activities and to make the state habitable for those doing genuine business.
“On June 1,2023 about 0540 hours based on information, operatives of the command raided house of Prince Aki,of Ahoada East LGA,the hideout of a notorious Greenland cult group and arrested one Progress Moses aka Bodylink aged 55years . Exhibits recovered includes one locally made wooden AK47 riffle, one toy pistol, two motorcycles.Two machete,one knife and sophiscated charms.
“On 2 June 2023, operatives of the command arrested one suspect a native of Awara, Ohaji LGA of Imo state in his hideout at Nkpor, Rumulomeni, PortHarcourt for the murder of two persons in his community.He has being on the watch list of the Police since he escaped from lawful custody during the jail break that occured in correctional Centre in Owerri in April 2001
“On June 2,operatives of Eneka Division while conducting stop and search intercepted two male suspects named Ndubuisi Brown aged 47 years and Amaechi Kenneth aged 35 years while in possession of fire arms in their boot and could not give satisfactory account after they were arrested along Army range road Eneka.Other exhibit include lexus 300 coloured Jeep with reg no Lagos APP 664B2.
“On June 4,2023 at about 17:30 hours operatives of the command acting on a tip off raided the den of Greenland cult group terrorizing Udebu community in Ahoada East LGA and it’s environs.
During the operation one cultist was fatally wounded .
Exhibits recovered include one locally fabricated G3 riffle, eight rounds of live ammunition,one locally made pistol that uses AK 47 ammunition,one cutlass and three phones”.
“I call on parents to monitor their children and wards so they do not succumb to societal pressure to commit crime.
“I commend the efforts of men and officers of the command that joined to ensure that crime and criminality is reduced to the barest minimum.”.