OPERATIVES of the Rivers State Police Command have killed two suspected members of a criminal gang terrorizing Port Harcourt residents.
While one of those killed during a gun duel with the police last week Thursday was a suspected kidnapper, the other that died as a result of gunshot injuries was an armed robber.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, who was addressing newsmen on Monday while parading about 15 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers and cultists, said seven kidnapped victims were rescued by the operatives.
Mohammad also disclosed that five suspected cultists were arrested with various arms and ammunition, including two AK-47 rifles, six magazines and 131 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, recovered from them.
He identified the arrested cultists as Kingdom Okere, Chiboy Lucky London, Samuel Bassey, Emmanuel Patrick Ikedichi Nwachukwu and Samuel Osaro, adding that Osaro had confessed to be among the gang that kidnapped the son of the University of Port Harcourt Vice Chancellor, Mr. Ejira Lale.
On the rescue of the kidnapped victims, the state police spokesman said, “A case in hand was that of Mrs. Bunmi Shonoye, who was found chained on her legs at the kidnappers’ hideout along Rumuduru Road in Port Harcourt.
“One Obinna Ekezie (28) and Henry Enyi (28) were arrested during the rescue operation, while two AK-47 riffles, four magazines, 40 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and a Honda Accord with Registration Number NDN 43 JP were recovered at the scene.
“Cumulatively, 11 suspected kidnappers were arrested while one was fatally wounded within the last two weeks. Imagine the damage these firearms found with these sadists would have done,” Mohammad said.
He also disclosed that five stolen vehicles were recovered when operatives of the command raided a location on NTA Road, Port Harcourt and arrested one Sunny Ossai identified as the leader of a car snatching syndicate.
According to him, “Further interrogation of Sunny Ossai led our men to Abia State where five suspected stolen vehicles were recovered. The vehicles recovered are gold colour Toyota RAV4, grey colour Toyota Camry and silver colour Toyota Camry.
“Others are silver colour Honda EOD, wine colour Toyota Land Cruiser jeep and silver Toyota Lexus belonging to one Chief E. Amadi that was snatched at gunpoint along Obirikwerre. It was recovered by the operatives of the command on the 29th of September, 2015, at Awka, Anambra State.
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