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…..Recover 3 AK 47 rifles, 2 pump action guns, ammunition
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt
The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested six suspected cultiststs and kidnappers and neutralized six other cultists at Obelle town in Emohua Local Government Area of the State terrorizing the LGA section of the East West road.
State Commissioner of Police, CP Emeka Nwonyi, in a press briefing on Friday, said operatives of Anti-cultism and tactical units stormed the hideout of a gang led by one Uchechukwu Daniel and on sighting the Police, the hoodlums opened fire.
Nwonyi disclosed that the Police responded and in exchange of gunfire six of the hoodlums were fatally wounded, six arrested while others ran with bullet wounds in different directions.
He explained that on Friday, June 30, 2023, Police operatives on patrol along King Perekule junction GRA, Port Harcourt, intercepted and rescued a victim; the victim narrated how one of their friends was kidnapped and taken away.
The Rivers Police boss said empty shell and iPhone were recovered from the vehicle.
Nwonyi said on July 6, acting on credible information, Police operatives trailed kidnappers to their hideout in Ozuoha community in Ikwerre LGA, where kidnap victims were rescued unhurt, while a suspect, Mr. Buchi David, was arrested.
He listed exhibits recovered to include one locally fabricated arms, cut-to-size guns and six cartridges.
The police commissioner stated that on Friday 30th June, 2023 cult related activity were taken place at hospital road, Bonny,the cultists ran away on sighting the Police while one pistol,a bag and techno phone were recovered.
Similarly, Nwonyi revealed that on June 20, this year, Special Area Division at Rumudomaya and local vigilance group raided criminal hideout.
He stated that suspects both men and women aged between 15 to 28 years were arrested, and different hard drugs were recovered from them.
Nwonyi further explained that at Slaughter behind Rumuokoro Market, 3 PMF uniforms, Army cap, locally fabricated pistol, live cartridges were recovered when the combined team of policemen and vigilance stormed the hideout.
The Rivers Police CP also revealed that operatives of Anti-cultism unit, Bori annex, on July 5, 2023, while on patrol at Yokuru in Khana LGA, arrested one Baridara Baridam (aka Ojukwu) who has being on wanted list of Police.
He said the suspect is a member of three-man gang including two other suspects, Mali and Lekia, terrorizing Ogoni axis of East West road.
Nwonyi listed exhibits recovered from the suspect to include two AK 47 rifles.
