The Rivers State Police command has killed 11
suspected armed robbers and five suspected
kidnappers in encounters in various parts of the
state in the last three weeks.
The Force also announced the arrest of 45
suspected armed robbers, 74 suspected cultists
and eight suspected members of a kidnap gang,
as well as the recovery of 26 vehicles and several
arms and ammunition within the period.
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris
Ezike, gave the breakdown, on Tuesday, July 21,
while addressing reporters as he paraded some of
the suspects at the headquarters of the Rivers
state police command, Moscow Road, Port
Harcourt.
He disclosed that the suspects included a three-
man armed robbery gang led by a soldier who
deserted his duty post in Maiduguri, Borno State.
His said: “On 1/7/2015, SARS operatives tracked
down a five-man armed robbery syndicate and
arrested three members of the gang. This group
is adept at snatching vehicles from their owners,
especially within Mgbuoba/NTA axis of Port
Harcourt.
"Ironically, the group is led by a soldier, who
deserted his Unit on duty at Maiduguri, Borno
State.
“On 7/7/2015 at about 1400hrs, a three-man
armed robbery gang operating with a black
Highlander Jeep was intercepted by the Police
along Rumuobiokani Road, after robbing a man of
over N 2million withdrawn from a Bank. In the
ensuing encounter, one of the robbers was
arrested with bullet wounds, his accomplices
escaped.
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