Crime: Police Kill 7 Kidnappers, 3 Robbers, Arreste 63 Others In Rivers

Crime: Police Kill 7 Kidnappers, 3 Robbers, Arreste 63 Others In Rivers
Anayo Onukwugha
— Nov 17, 2015 11:21 am | Leave a comment
The Rivers State Police Command has said its operative killed a total of seven suspected kidnappers and three suspected armed robbers in parts of the state in the last three weeks.
The commissioner of police, Mr. Musa Kimo, who announced this while parading some suspects before newsmen at the Police headquarters in Port Harcourt yesterday, said a total of 30 suspected armed robbers and 12 suspected kidnappers were arrested in parts of the state within the period.
Kimo, who was represented by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmad Muhammad, stated that a total of 21 suspected members of cult groups were also arrested within the period, while operatives of the command rescued 11 persons that were kidnapped by hoodlums.
He said, “On 01/11/2014 at about 5:30 am, policemen on routine patrol along Ada George Road, Port Harcourt, sighted a suspicious black Honda Civic car with registration No. AHD 145 RX with three young male occupants and on approaching the vehicle, the occupants opened fire on the policemen.
“Three of them got fatally wounded after a gun duel with the policemen while one AK 47 rifle, two magazines, 50 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, a complete set of police uniform and a bullet proof vest were recovered.
“On 10/11/2015, at about 9pm at Arizona, off Peter Odili Road, Port Harcourt, a team of policemen, acting on a distress call that one Mr. Emmanuel Akujiobi was kidnapped by armed men operating in a Volkswagen Golf 3 saloon car. The team chased the suspected kidnappers thereby forcing them to abandon their victim, their operational vehicles and the victim’s Lexus Jeep with registration No. ABJ 724 BC. One of suspected kidnappers also got fatally wounded during shootout with the police”.
The police boss stated that the arrest of some youths in Amunugboko community in Ahoada-West local government area of the state, who confessed to belong to Iceland Cult group and Deywell Cult group, have brought peace to their respective communities.