Concerned with
kidnappings and other violent crimes in Rivers and other South – Southern
States mandated IGP Monitoring Unit to unravel those responsible for the
heinous and dastard act and put an end to the menace.
CASE 1:
ARREST OF KIDNAP FOR
RANSOM SUSPECTS, RESCUE OF VICTIM AND RECOVERY OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION
SUSPECT:
i.
Michael Obi ‘M’ 34 years old native of Boki Town
cross Rivers State
ii.
Kelechi Ndukwu ‘M’ 30 years old from Ahiazu Mbaise
LGA of Imo State
iii.
Ifeanyi Ezechukwu ‘M’ 28 years
iv.
Chinedu Amadi ‘M’ 18 years
EXHIBITS:
i.
one (1) locally made Revolver Pistol
ii.
Four (4) live ammunition
iii.
One (1) expended ammunition
iv.
One (1) locally made Pistol
v.
Three (3) live cartridges
vi.
One expended cartridge
vii.
Two hundred thousand naira (#200,000) ransom
Money.
2. The operatives of IGP Monitoring Unit
carried out raid on a kidnappers hideout at Umuike Allu area of Rivers state on
20/3 2017 about 1230hrs and arrested the above mentioned suspects Michael
Obi 34 years and Kelechi Ndukwu 30 years old, and rescued the
victim (name with held), a student of Federal University of Technology Owerri,
Imo State.
Equally, on 23/3/2017 about 1010hrs, another raid
was carried out at Umuanwa community Ikwerre LGA in Rivers State and arrested
Ifeanyi Ezechukwu 28 years and Chinedu Amadi 18 years for kidnapping
their land Lady and her son who were promptly rescued by the Police team and
reunited with their family.
The suspects were identified by the victims and
will be charge to court on completion of investigation.
CASE 2:
RAIDING OF CULTISTS
HIDEOUT
SUSPECTS:
i.
John Oteh ‘M’ 25 years
ii.
Atochi Oteh ‘M’ 41 years
EXHIBITS:
i.
One (1) Military Lar Rifle No. 770786
ii.
One (1) locally made double barrel gun
iii.
Two (2) locally made single barrel cut-to size
guns
iv.
One (1) locally made pistol
v.
Seven (7) cartridges
vi.
One (1) expended cartridge
On 20/3/2017 at about 0500hrs, sequel to the
directive of Inspector General of Police on the activities of Cultists in
Rivers State and environs , the IGP Monitoring Unit in Rivers State Command
working on actionable intelligence with other specialized Technical Units of
the Force under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, swooped
on the hideout of vicious kidnap for ransom and cultist gang “Iceland
Confraternity” Den in Ebitanwo/Rumuakude Communities and arrested two (2)
members of the gang and recovered the exhibits listed above from them: They
confessed to the crime admitting to the various roles they played in the
commission of various armed robberies, kidnappings and other cultist
activities linked to them. They will be charged to court on completion of the
investigation
The Inspector General of Police wishes to assure
the good people of Rivers State and other states of the Federation of adequate
security and implore them to co-operate with the Police personnel deployed in
their localities to serve them better by providing useful and timely
information necessary for crime prevention and detection in their areas.
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