The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a group of armed robbers/cultists who have been a terror to a host of communities in Khana Local Government Area of the state, including burgling the residence of an Army personnel.
This was contained in a statement made available to news on Sunday by the Spokesperson of the Rivers Police Command SP Grace Iringe- lKoko
According to the statement, the police arrested the suspects, who were members of the Dey-well cult group in Khana Local Government Area:
The suspects are a 24-year-old Thank-God Francis, 26-year-old Bariakpe Itaa and 24-year-old Golden Felix, all from the Gbam Boue community in Khana LGA.
It explained the Police responded to intelligence reports of the gang’s operations in Gbam-Boue, Kono-Boue and other neighbouring communities and promptly arrested them.
According to the statement, ” Items recovered from the gang, include ”five pieces of military camouflage uniform, one pair of camouflage shoes, one military cap, one mobile police uniform, a small bag containing electrical tools, one live AK 47 7.6mm ammunition, one live cartridge, one solar panel, and some electrical wires suspected to have been stolen from one Gift Nuep ‘M,’ of Uegwere Boue Community, a serving military officer attached to Bornu State.
It pointed out that the members of the affected communities have been in a celebratory mood as they rejoice over the arrest of the criminals who had been terrorising them for over two years.
It added that the suspects were in protective custody while investigations was in speedy progress