Rivers State Police Operatives Burst Kidnap Syndicates, Purveyors of Other Crimes
….Recover 6 firearms, 30 Ammunition, 3 vehicles
Operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit of the Rivers State Police Command in the course of investigating a case of kidnapping and armed robbery reported on January 15, 2023 travelled to Kano state and successfully effected the arrest of one Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim .
Parading the suspects at the C4i Unit office,the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko said in the process, the team recovered a Black 2010 Toyota Matrix with Reg. No. SPR 283 TA, and a Blue 2008 Toyota Camry with Reg. No. ABC 49 AT, both believed to have been snatched or stolen from Port Harcourt.
SP Koko stated that upon the arrest, the Police operatives successfully trailed and arrested his co-conspirators, one Mr Tamunor Kubie Okari aged 23, from Okrika in Rivers State; Mr Vincent Kobani aged 20, from Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State; and Mr Monima George aged 22, from Buguma in Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Police image maker said three locally made pistols and two live cartridges were recovered from Vincent Kobani upon his arrest at Victoria Street, Port Harcourt.
The suspects confessed to the crime and described how they forcefully snatched the said Toyota Matrix from one of their victims, and thereafter withdrew the sum of N209,000 using his GT Bank ATM card.
SP Koko explained that sequel to an earlier arrest of a suspected kidnapper who kidnapped his victim and her daughter (names withheld) on Saturday, April 15, Operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit raided an apartment on Plot 34 Lonpry Street, Trans Amadi. In the process, one AK47 rifle with Breach No. 0637, three magazines loaded with thirty rounds of live ammunition each, two long single-barreled guns, and one live cartridge were recovered.
“Similarly, following an earlier arrest of a member of an armed robbery/car snatching syndicate, on Monday, 8th May 2023, Rivers State Police operatives proceeded on investigation activities to Abuja, Nasarawa and Gombe States, where they nabbed five suspects, strongly believed to be responsible for theft of cars in the state, and the sale of those stolen vehicles.
“They include Mr Shehu Shagari aged 33 from Kaduna South, Kaduna State who is a major receiver of stolen vehicles from Mr Hamisu Babangida who is based in Port Harcourt, and a direct receiver from Mr Tamuno Kobiye aka Okorobo, a suspected armed robber who is a native of Okrika and who has been convicted and imprisoned severally on similar offences; Mr Ibrahim Abubakar ‘aged 37, of Kala LGA in Bornu State who confessed that he bought one Prado Jeep from Shehu Shagari at the rate of N5m and re-sold the same to Me Alhaji Abdullahi a Cameroonian”.
The Police Public Relations Officer disclosed that the same operation led to the arrest of Mr Nuhu Ahmed aged, 30, and Mr Abdullahi aged, 30, both from Yola South LGA of Adamawa State.
SP Koko listed exhibits recovered to include a cash sum of Two Million Naira which was sent for the purchase of stolen Toyota Corolla; one Acura Jeep with Reg. No. PBT 10 JP registered on the name Mrs. Rebecca Mioko ‘a resident of Rivers State.
She said all the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
