The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested two notorious armed robbers who confessed to have been involved in series of armed robberies and kidnappings in Port Harcourt and environs.
The Police also said the suspected notorious robbers also confessed to the recent gruesome murder of late CSP Clifford Igwegbe, who until his death fortnight ago was the divisional police officer of Rumuokoro Division.
The command in a statement made available to DAILY POST named the arrested suspects as Prince Essien who is thirty years of age, twenty three year-old Hosanna Nse and twenty-seven year old Clever Idaminabor who is believed to be leader of the gang.
One of the robbers, according to the police was fatally wounded in the shootout that ensued when policemen raided their hideout at Location road, Ada George, Port Harcourt.
The command however said it recovered two AK 47 rifles, one assault rifle, one hundred and nineteen rounds of live ammunition and seven magazines.
The command further said it foiled a kidnap attempt on one Ken Livinus at Rukpokwu area of Obio-Akpor “and whisked him away in his Toyota Lexus jeep, teams of policemen quickly responded and pursued the fleeing kidnappers who were heading towards Aluu/Airport road and engaged them. The confrontation led to the safe rescue of the victim while four unidentified kidnappers were fatally wounded. The victim’s vehicle, a Golf Volkswagen car belonging to the kidnappers, three locally made pistols and twelve cartridges were recovered after the rescue operation.
“The Command appeals to the good people of Rivers State to remain hopeful, confident and trusting in the ability of the Command as we are poised to consolidate the gains of the current onslaught on criminals and their nefarious activities,” statement reads.
Young thieves....thank God they were caught!
Merry Christmas to them in prison
ReplyDeleteThey should kill them already*useless people
DeleteXmas ginger dey worry dem.
ReplyDeleteI know someone whose car was robbed by this group.
DeleteThey should be sent to HELL ASAP. Look at their evil faces.
ReplyDeleteWhat r they waiting for? Kill them already!
DeleteAnd they still look haggard with all their robbery, mtchw!
ReplyDeleteClick my name for all your celebration cakes and cupcakes, cheers
Who is even sure that they are the real robbers? The Nigerian police can do anything to stay on a safe lane.
DeleteNawa oooh....very young boys.
ReplyDeleteMay God have mercy on them.
good to know
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That's why we have many single women. Stupid men dying carelessly or living a life of crime reduce the number of eligible bachelors
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DeleteI fear armed robbers ehn...cos u dont even know what will annoy them and they will kill. Why cant they just collect money and go?
ReplyDeleteThe fool is even laughing
ReplyDeleteMay God v mercy on them
very young thieves
ReplyDeletethis would be the fate of every young man who choose the easy path to success
They are now everywhere in Ph...one caught on Saturday eh, he even uses charm when he gives you money all the rest in your bag disappears. He was caught in the market.
ReplyDeleteRobbery carrier gone wrong. Next time, choose a better career
ReplyDeleteThe fair one is even smiling,haaaa!! O chim.thank God they were arrested.
ReplyDeleteGood morning
ReplyDeleteSee their dry face.. Awon olori gbigbe
ReplyDeleteThe end have come
ReplyDeleteNa wa o! This is serious.
ReplyDeleteSee their thieving faces and hunger stricken body frames.
ReplyDeleteOju ole re, Ole! Good they were caught.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm! I must be rich by all means syndrome. What a waste now,
ReplyDeleteMany times i dont trust police on suspects cos what they do is to parade some persons as accused for a crime cos the target given to them to capture the perpetrators of such crime is about to elapse and someone need to be used as culprit. They will trick u to confess that u did this and that so as to look for a way to free u and in a long run give them the edge of doing their job well.
ReplyDeleteSome of these suspects were just caught at igbo joint smoking while others were caught snatching of phones and jewelries, some were even arrested for "wandering" at night, some were arrested when raiding brothels, etc
I no dey believe wetin news tabloid dey publish again, go to Police station and hear some cock and bull stories why some guys are behind bars
Thank you.
DeleteThey do that alot. That's how they arrested my bro and three of his friends from a joint last 2 yes Easter, seized their phones so they won't contact anybody and by the next morning, had called the press for a press conference with the intention of parading them as cultists. Just becoz they were under pressure to arrest as secondary school cultism was on the high rise in Imo then. But these dudes were graduates and even working in other states. Just that one of them cam back from Malaysia and the hang out was to celebrate his return.
Thank God my elder bro had some Godfather connections and was informed in the early hours of the morning so the press conference was stopped . Lack of evidence made them release all within 24hrs.
Police sometimes plants evidence and set up innocent pple. It is well
They should be kept in jail for a long time,they won't allow us rest in ph
ReplyDeleteSo hard to believe the Police when they make declarations as these if you've ever been to the station for any reason.
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ReplyDeleteGod catch dem
Dem dey find money to oppress for xmas
Stella "thank God they were caught!
ReplyDelete" you say?....that's if they are truly robbers
That Aluu-Airport link road ehn, na only God dey save persons plying that route o. Whether day or night, it's not advisable to use that road at all. The gov't shd hav finished the construction of that road since after the civil war...no be today. And street lights should also be installed there as well. While the police post on that Aluu junction should be equipped properly to deal with the threats the road poses.
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So u stay in aluu? Hian!
DeleteSee their head.
ReplyDeleteEnd time Robbers
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for d day nemesis will catch up wt some set of armed robbers dat is really disturbing in my area.everyday for d thief,one day for d owner
ReplyDeleteYou know, this kind of news is exciting until corruption enters n money begins to exchange hands which ends with the hoodlums being set free.
ReplyDeletePlease NPF n MOJ, make sure these guys are prosecuted. Una welldone o.
Why does the police always catch robbers that kill their fellow policemen?
ReplyDeleteThank God the long arm of the law has caught up with them.
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The Hustle Is Real.....say No to Crime
ReplyDeleteThank God they were caught...
ReplyDeleteCrime does not pay but people will not hear.
ReplyDeleteSee where quick money has landed them...
ReplyDeleteThis one's are hungry criminals
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Our police tried...
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Funny enough a lot of the stolen money end up being spent to impress girls and oppress others toiling to make a honest living.
ReplyDeleteRobbery and corruption will be minimized the day we stop worshipping anybody whose source is not known or genuine. So many thieves all over the place in offices, government, markets, everywhere!
And its even the government thieves that create the environment that breeds these types of criminals. Only a cursed person will steal after getting a good education, employment, housing, good healthcare and a future secured with a good pension or investments. (Wow! That means a lot of our politicians and government people are cur...)
May God help us in this country.
Every day for the theif, one day for the owner.
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