Rivers Police Nab 23 Crime Suspects, Recover Arms …Assure On Justice For Ikoku Four, Late Mechanic

The Rivers State Police Command says a total of 23 suspected armed robbers and cultists have been arrested for their involvement in crimes and other related activities in various communities across the state.
The police also said the arrested criminals, included cultists, armed robbers and kidnapers, who have been terrorising the state and its environment in recent times.
The state Commissioner for Police, Mustapha Dandaura, stated this at the police headquarters in Port Harcourt, yesterday, while briefing journalists on the recent achievements recorded by the command on its efforts to curb crime in the state.
Dandaura while giving the unveiling the scorecard of the command, said the command within the period under review, arrested six suspected cultists, seven kidnapers ,10 armed robbers and foiled three robbery incidents.
The command also recovered 64 arms, one machine gun, one G3 purpose gun, 80 cartridges, 20 magazines as well as 648 ammunitions.
According to him, the command, in a joint operation executed by tactical units in the command acting on credible intelligence stormed a forest in Obibi, Etche Local Government Area in the wake of attacks and kidnapping, and arrested some hoodlums and rescued victims held captive by the hoodlums, adding that threeAK-47 rifles, one Pump Action gun, Barreta pistols, six magazines and one cut-to-size gun were recovered during the operation.
The police commissioner also disclosed that operatives of the Operation Sting in a combined operation with other sister agencies, which lasted two weeks, stormed camps belonging to hoodlums in two local government areas of Khana and Gokana, adding that 20 camps were destroyed while four AK-47 rifles, four Pump Action guns, one Barreta pistol, one locally-made pistol, seven magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62 ammunition, one wooden carved rubber gun, sirens, charms and two toy guns were recovered.
The state police helmsman said the achievements were made possible through the robust support from the state government, adding that the state government through the launch of Operation Sting, donated 85 patrol vans, including armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and bulletproof vans, which he said, has aided the command in fighting crime in the state.
“The state government through the launch of Operation Sting, gave us 87 patrol vans, two bulletproof patrol vans and armoured carrier vehicles, bringing the total to 89 vehicles given to us by the state government. Let me thank the governor for his support to the command.
“Today, again, let me renew my earlier pledge to tackle criminality, having been motivated by the government. We shall not relent in our efforts to rid the state of criminality”.
Dandaura used the opportunity to thank members of the public for their support through timely information, and promised to sustain the existing peace in the state even as he appealed for continued support and cooperation from members of the public.
On the Ikoku Four and late Chima Ikwunado, the commissioner of police said investigations on the matter were still ongoing, saying that he would address the people of the state on the matter at the conclusion of investigations.
He said the command will not protect or cover any body found culpable in the matter, and solicited for public patience to enable the command secure justice for all involved.