By Philip Ezuma, Port Harcourt
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five kidnap suspects.
The five suspected kidnapping syndicate were arrested during a coordinated operation in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State.
According to the press statement from the office of the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, the arrest followed compliance with the directives of the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, CP Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju.
“Accordingly leading to operative of the Command, Divisional Police Station, Oyigbo arrested five members of the gang, one Ezekiel Emmanuel Male, aged 44, from Benue State, one Chukwuma Mbanefor Male, 51 from Anambra State and one Nicholas Diala Male, 65 from Imo state. Others are Ndubuisi Uwakwe Male, 49 from Abia State and one Ifeanyi Nwakwo Male, 51 from Imo state.
According to the statement, in the course of investigation, the suspects confessed to their involvement in the kidnapping and further admitted to participating in several kidnapping operations within the Kom-Kom, Railway, Obeama and Afam communities, even as efforts are ongoing to arrest other members of the criminal syndicate.
The Commissioner of Police stated that the success of the operation reflects the implementation of the operational directives and intelligence-driven policing strategy of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu.
He reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering commitment to sustaining aggressive intelligence-led operations against kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, and other violent crimes across Rivers State.
The Commissioner warned that there will be no safe haven for kidnappers or other criminal elements, as the Command will relentlessly pursue, arrest, and ensure they are brought to justice.
The Commissioner further assured residents that the Rivers State Police Command remains steadfast, in its resolve to protect lives and property.
He urges members of the public to remain vigilant and continue to provide credible and timely information that will assist the Police in preventing crime and apprehending criminal elements.
