Police in Rivers State have arrested some suspected armed robbers, cult members and kidnappers across the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Muhammad, said the suspects were arrested at different locations for various crimes committed. The PPRO said in a statement yesterday that on May, 17, on East-West Road, a team of Special Anti- Robbery Squad, acting on a distress call, arrested one David Nwoka with Toyota Camry car which was snatched at gunpoint.
Muhammad said one AK47 rifle, ammunition, one pump action gun and 11 cartridges were recovered from him. He also said on May 31, at Rumuekini in Port Harcourt, a team of policemen, acting on a tip-off, engaged the robbers in a gun duel. According to him, three pump action guns, 80 cartridges and charms were also recovered from them.
The PPRO added that the anti-cult unit of the command also stormed the hideout of a cult group, arrested five suspects and recovered five locally-made guns. Muhammad, however, said the onslaught against the robbers and the cult group was made possible with the assistance from the public and the commitment from the officers of the command.
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