Police Nab Robbery King Pin In Omuma

The  leader of a suspected kidnap and armed robbery gang which has been terrorising Omuma Local Government Area and its environs, Joe Nwosu popularly called “Otoko” has been arrested by the police in Rivers State.

The suspect who hails for Mudike Umuogba in Omuma Local Government was said to have been on the wanted list of the Police authority in the state. He is responsible for several criminal activities taking place in the area and other neighbouring communities, in recent times.

A source has it that the kidnap gang leader and armed robbery suspect was arrested by the police at his hide-out in Port Harcourt, following a tip off.

According to the source, the suspect was taken to the  palace of the paramount ruler of the area as well as the local government secretariat for public display, adding that people trooped out from various communities to take a glance of the man who was responsible for their ordeal.

The Tide learnt that there was jubilation around the local government area especially in his home town, Umudike Umuogba community over the arrest of the man described as a heartless armed robber.

The Tide further learnt that the suspect was the 3rd general in the dreaded late Osisikankwu militia gang in Abia State that was later dislodged by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF), last year.

Reacting to the arrest of the robbery leader, an indigene of the area, Mr Sunday Onyemachi said the suspect was last year declared personal non grata by the community over his vicious acts, adding that the entire people deserted the community because of the activities of the suspects.

When contacted on phone, the police public Relations Officer, DSP Ben Ugwuegbulam said he was yet to get the details of the arrest from the DPO in charge of Omuma divisional police headquarters.