Police Arrest Ex-Intels Staff Over Armed Robbery

A former staff of Integrated Logistics (Intels) Nigerian Limited, M r Godwin Obudu has been arrested by men of Rivers State Police Command for allegedly being in possession of an AK 47 riffle and 19 rounds of ammunition.

A statement by the Rivers State police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ben Uguwuegbulam indicated that Mr Obudu was arrested over the weekend by men of the Eleme Police Division who were on patrol around the fruit market at Aleto, along Bori – Port Harcourt Expressway.

The police image-maker said the suspect is a member of a dreaded armed robbery gang which specializes in attacking petrol station operators in the state.

He stated that a police Coporal attached to the Police Mobile Force 56 spotted him and alerted the police team at a check point who responded promptly and demobilized the suspect.

Mr. Ugwuebulam averred that during interrogation by the police, the suspect confessed to be a member of a four-man armed gang that are now being trailed.

The police PPRO further said that investigations are on by detectives from the Anti-Robbery squad to truck down other members of the gang.