Police Arrest 60 Cultists In Rivers

Commissioner of Police Rivers State Command, Mr Musa Kimo (middle) addressing journalists during a press briefing on recovery of cars, amununition of all kinds at Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) office Rukpokwu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. With him are A. A. Muhammad (right) and other SARS officer.
Photo: Nwiueh Donatus Ken

The Rivers State
Police Command has arrested 60 suspected cultists across various communities in the state.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) DSP Mohammed Ahmad disclosed this at the police headquarters in Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, while briefing journalists, recently.
The Police spokesperson also said that the eight among the arrested were fatally wounded while trying to escape arrest at their various operational grounds adding some of the cultists were arrested at the point of initiation.
DSP Ahmad also disclosed that the police also recovered 537 assorted ammunition   in the period of two months and added that out of the ammunitions recovered were 4 ICED materials.
According to him, the command also recovered 105 cartridges as well as 24 magazine adding that certain  period under review, the command also recovered 10 vehicles in course of their operation.
The Command Image Maker used the opportunity to continue to appeal to members of the public for a sustained partnership with the police to stamp out criminals from the state adding that their doors shall remain open for everybody at all time for a useful information that would help the command.