…. Recover 6 firearms, 30 ammunition, 3 vehicles
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt
Operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit of the Rivers State Police Command in the course of investigating into a case of kidnapping and armed robbery reported on January 15, 2023, on Friday, May 12, travelled to the Kano State and successfully effected the arrest of one Abdullahi Ibrahim ‘ 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.
Consequent upon the arrest, the Police operatives successfully trailed and arrested his co-conspirators, one Tamunor Kubie Okari aged 23, from Okrika in Rivers State, Vincent Kobani (20), from Gokana Local Government of the State and Monima George (22), from Buguma in Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.
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.
In another development, sequel to an earlier arrest of a suspected kidnapper who abducted his victim and her daughter (names withheld) on Saturday, April 15, this year, 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 30 rounds of live ammunition each, two long single-barreled guns, and one live cartridge were recovered.
Similarly, following on an earlier arrest of a member of an armed robbery and car snatching syndicate, on Monday, May 8, 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 included Shehu Shagari (33) from Kaduna South, Kaduna State, who is a major receiver of stolen vehicles from one Hamisu Babangida, who is based in Port Harcourt, and a direct receiver from one Tamuno Kobiye alias Okorobo, a suspected armed robber who is a native of Okrika.
It was gathered that. Okorobo has been convicted and imprisoned severally on similar offences.
Another suspect, Ibrahim Abubakar, aged 37, of Kala LGA in Borno State was nabbed and he has confessed that he bought one Prado Jeep from Shehu Shagari at the rate of N5 million and re-sold the same to one Alhaji Abdullahi , a Cameroonian.
The same operation led to the arrest of Nuhu Ahmed, aged 30 and Abdullahi (30), both from Yola South LGA of Adamawa State.
Exhibits recovered included a cash sum of N2 million 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.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the suspects would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile, residents of the state have been called upon to remain supportive, law-abiding and vigilant and promptly report acts of crime and criminality to the nearest police station or by calling the command’s emergency hotlines.
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