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Lawlessness: Police Raid OSPAC Office In Ikwerre Community, Arrest Over Seven
A combined team of armed policemen has stormed the office of a community vigilante, OSPAC, in Igwuruta community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, and arrested over seven officers of the group.
The police also released so many detainees allegedly in the detention facility of vigilante group in what could be described as a revenge mission.
It would be recalled that members of the security outfit allegedly invaded the lgwuruta Police Division, last two weeks, and released some of their members who were arrested by the police for allegedly killing the brother to a Port Harcourt-based lawyer in the area without any cause.
Members of the vigilante carted away riffles at the police station, and also released all the detainees at the police custody during the operation.
The provocative action by members of Igwuruta OSPAC was said to have forced the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, to give the police marching order to ensure that all those who were involved in the assault on the police station were arrested and stolen rifles recovered.
The Igwuruta Police Division, in a bid to recover the stolen rifles and restore confidence in the force, stormed the OSPAC office at Igwuruta, raided their operational base, and arrested over seven members of the outfit found within the premises.
A source, who narrated the incident under condition of anonymity, said the incident has proven that the police can live up to its responsibility and curtail any attack by criminal elements.
He said that members of OSPAC at Igwurita, who were accused of killing the brother to a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, refused to present themselves for interrogation after their release from police custody, adding that even after the chairman of the LGA secured their bail, the OSPAC members refused to honour police invitation again.
When contacted on phone, the state police spokesperson, SP Nnamdi Omoni, said he was not aware of the incident as at the filing of the report, but promised to call the DPO of Igwuruta Police Division for details.
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