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Police Nab Eight Over Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Cultism
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested eight (8) criminal suspects over their alleged involvement in kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
The PPRO Enugu State Command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement issued in Enugu said that the operatives also recovered 5 firearms including an AK-47 rifle, 10 live cartridges and 1 empty shell of 7.62mm calibre of ammunition, 2 motor vehicles, 2 tricycles, 6 motorcycles, 1 dagger and 1machete and some quantity of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp.
According to him, on 13/06/2021 at about 0830hrs, Police Operatives of the Command attached to Anti-Cultism Squad, arrested one Nwaokor Chinonso aged 27, of Akpugo Community in Nkanu West L.G.A., after they swiftly responded to credible information alleging that a group of armed cultists were breaching public peace at Obofia Community in Nkanu West L.G.A. of the State.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of Vikings Confraternity and that the cult group was having a meeting in the area before the Operatives busted them, recovering 2 Locally-made double-barreled pistols, 7 live cartridges, 1 Black-coloured Toyota Camry and 1 Black-coloured Honda Accord with registration no. UWN 394 GU and BDG 14 EG respectively.
The police also recovered Yellow-coloured Tricycles with registration nos. ENU 518 WN and JRV 228 VD respectively, 6 Motorcycles of different make, empty bottles of Squadron drink and some quantity of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp,adding that further discreet investigation to arrest the fleeing suspects is ongoing.
“ Police Operatives of the Command attached to Oji-River Police Division, in synergy with Men of Neighborhood Watch, recovered an AK-47 rifle with breech number: 038244 without magazine, in a thicket at Ude Village in Ugwuoba Community of Oji-River LGA on 08/06/2021 at about 1700hrs.
“The recovery is sequel to the Operatives storming the thicket on receipt of credible information, alleging that a group of armed hoodlums were sighted perfecting plans to carry out armed robbery operations”, adding that intense discreet investigation has been launched to fish out and bring the hoodlums to book”.
In another development, “based on intelligence, Operatives attached to Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Command, on 03/06/2021 at about 1000hrs, arrested one Arinze Ozoguji (a.k.a “Oscar”) aged 22 and Chinecherem Omesu (a.k.a “Teeth”) aged 17, both of No. 91 Ogui Road and No. 32 Richard Extension, respectively in Asata, Enugu, in their criminal hideout in Mararaba Town of Nasarawa State.
“Their arrest is in furtherance of an ongoing investigation into a case of kidnapping, armed robbery and other offences in which other members of their criminal gang had been arrested, charged to court and are remanded in Nigerian Correctional Centre Custody. The suspects confessed to the crime, while 1 machete and 1 dagger were recovered from them”.
Meanwhile, the Police Commissioner has commended efforts of the Operatives, the Neighborhood Watch Group and law-abiding citizens who contributed in making the breakthroughs possible.
He further charged the Operatives to remain resolute and resilient, even as the Command unwaveringly work towards maximally actualizing mandates of Operation Restore Peace, (RP) as ordered by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman.
CP Aliyu, the statement went on, also called on Ndi Enugu to remain vigilante and promptly report criminals and their activities to the nearest Police Station.
By: Canice Amadi, Enugu
Rivers state Deputy Governor Professor Ngozi Nma Odu has commended “The Port Harcourt City One Love,”a Port Harcourt based humanitarian orgnisation For it’s commitment towards alleviating the sufferings of the poor and vulnerable in the society.
Professor Ngozi Nma Odu said this while speaking at this year’s edition of “operation feed the needy” a yearly outreach program of “The Port Harcourt City One Love ” in Port Harcourt.
The Deputy Governor said by feeding more than sixty thousands hungry people within the past six years, the Port Harcourt City One Love Movement has distinguished itself as a club that cares for the less privilege in the society.
She commended the , organization for listing eleven thousand persons to be fed in the current exercise.
Meanwhile The Port Harcourt City One Love has planned a permanent solution to the problem of feeding the poor in the state.
The leader of the group Mr Idaere Gogo Ogan who said this in an interview with newsmen during the distribution of food items to the poor and vulnerables in Port Harcourt said the organization is planning a permanent food kitchen where poor and vulnerable persons can work in anytime and get fed.
Idaere Gogo Ogan said more than sixty thousands poor and vulnerable persons across Port Harcourt City and environs have been fed since the inception of “The operation feed the needy” program six years ago,adding that so far sixty thousands poor and vulnerable persons have beneffited.
He described the group as a platform to promote friendship, brotherhood, community development empathy and feeding the less privilege and hungry people
“That’s what we are doing today here,so we started the exercise six years ago”.he said.
Ogan said the effort was a private sector driven initiative but added “it also involves people in Government because the platform does not recognize any division,we bring everybody together in unity , friendship and brotherhood”he said.
He said the effort will go along way in alleviating hunger especially following the prevailing hunger in the country.
According to him “you know the country is very tough, people are hungry people are starving, there is a whole lot of economic hardship,so for us, this is just our own way of reaching out, our own social contribution to what is very difficult”he said.
Over eleven thousand persons were fed in the just concluded exercise.
Areas of coverage include, Isaac Boro park, Port Harcourt prison/Macoba, Borokiri/Enugu waterside Bundu areas Waterlines and others.
Some of the beneficiaries including an 80 years old widow commended the movement for the annual programm and urged other organizations to emulate them
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