The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested one Igwe Onyeche Wofuru, 38, from Egbeda in Emohua Local Government Area of the State.
Mr. Onyeche is said to belong to a syndicate that has consistently peddled fake news and false security reports, thereby creating unnecessary panic and tension in the State.
The suspect who claims to be an online Journalist according to police report, was arrested on April 26, by men of the Rumuepirikom (Lala) Police Station.
The suspect, the Police further stated, has accepted carrying out smear campaigns against the command and confessed to be responsible for a recent online publication, alleging that a certain building in Rumuokwuta was being used to commit various acts of criminality, including rape, kidnapping and armed robbery and called on police to storm and demolish the building.
According to police, the suspect’s intention was to set the police against the landlord and his tenants, thereby subjecting them to malicious arrest and prosecution to satisfy his evil and selfish motive.
The suspect will soon be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded, the police said.
