A three man robbery gang has been apprehended by officers attached to the Rivers State Police Command. The arrest, according to a press statement signed on June 2, by the spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, was made at Rumuosi in Obio/ Akpo local Government Area, at 8:30 am.
Omoni’s statement said the trio of Chukwudi Ani ‘m’ Edwin Chibuike Okike ‘m’ and Chidinma Eze ‘f’ Members of a robbery gang that specialises in robbing unsuspecting persons of their belongings around the Choba/ Obiri Ikwerre axis of the State were arrested, after successfully robbing one Mr Simon Ibrahim who was on his way to make a deposit in the Bank.
He further stated that the victim was “lured by the gang, who were driving in a Mazda car. However luck ran out on them when the victim raised alarm that alerted the Police and they were immediately arrested and taken to the Choba Police Station. The victim had in possession the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira #1.5m”. He noted that the Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID to take over the investigation to ensure the arrest of other members of the gang.
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