The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Rivers State Police
Command has arrested over 30 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers and
cultists. Over 1000 arms and ammunition including 500 cartridges were
recovered from the hoodlums.
Commissioner of Police, Dan Bature told Crime Watch Today that
the Commander SARS, Promise Wosu (DSP), who led the operation, arrested
over 30 bandits and kidnappers and while recovering arms and
ammunition from them.
Mr. Bature commended Wosu and his team on what he described as a good job.
He explained that the SARS men also arrested over 20 suspected armed
robbers and cultists and recovered ammunition from their hide-out at Egi
community. He noted that the hoodlums had been terrorizing the
community and the state.
He explained that the gang was led by a traditional ruler, Obieze
(other names withheld) who gave them weapons to kidnap victims and
extort money from them.
The ammunition recovered include one pump action guns, one locally
made double barrel pistol, one English-made double barrel gun, two
locally-made single barrel guns, two locally made single barrel guns,
two machetes, 83 live cartridges, one army camouflage trouser, one
Motorola walkie/talkie and some charms.
The suspects, according to Bature, include the gang leader, Obieze,
Oliver Odum, Ikeguru, Gift Odika, Emenike Ayodele, Uchechukwu Dimkpa,
Colins Georewill, Isaac Afimaju, Emmanuel Solomon, John Amos,
Madiabuchi Amachi Ogbugo, Ogechi Okorobia and Chisa Peter.
CP Bature said SARS operatives have also recovered some weapons
rounded up another set of five armed robbers at Elele Port Harcourt. He
said they had been terrorizing the community.
He noted that SARS operatives had another encounter with another gang
and with joint operation of the patrol police, rounded up the
seven members.
One of the alleged gang leaders Obieze said “I am the one who
produced arms and ammunition for the youth of Egi to fight any of their
opponents who come across them.
“We are yet to be fully armed for the 2015 general election. We are
here to support our candidates . we have used arms and ammunition to
attack some of our opponents. It was in our community that the SARS
policemen came and rounded us up and we have surrendered our arms and
ammunition to them,” he stated.
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