Police Arrest, kill suspected kidnappers in Rivers state.
Officers of the Rivers State Police Command, had made an arrest of a suspect during a raid in Rivers state recently. They also killed one other suspect during this operation.
This incident occurred yesterday, Thursday, in Rivers state. The police raided the den of these kidnappers located in muoha Local Government Area
It was Emeka Nwonyi, who is the state Commissioner of Police, who revealed this recently. He shared this during a press conference which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
He revealed that these suspects was suspected to be a member of a gang responsible for the kidnapping and killing of late Justice Azundah.
He revealed that the suspects had collected ransom of a sum of N2m and still went on to kill him.
The officers got credible intelligence, and they mobilized themselves and raided their den.
This was on July 20, 2023. They were able to arrest one and kill one person. Many others fled buy they were injured by the police
They were also able to recover one pump action rifle with a bag containing 22 rounds of live cartridges from the areas
He said that they are still conducting investigation into the case to locate the other suspects.
He shared that the criminals had begun shooting at the police as soon as they saw them show up at their den.
Officers of the Rivers State Police Command, had made an arrest of a suspect during a raid in Rivers state recently. They also killed one other suspect during this operation.
This incident occurred yesterday, Thursday, in Rivers state. The police raided the den of these kidnappers located in muoha Local Government Area
It was Emeka Nwonyi, who is the state Commissioner of Police, who revealed this recently. He shared this during a press conference which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
He revealed that these suspects was suspected to be a member of a gang responsible for the kidnapping and killing of late Justice Azundah.
He revealed that the suspects had collected ransom of a sum of N2m and still went on to kill him.
The officers got credible intelligence, and they mobilized themselves and raided their den.
This was on July 20, 2023. They were able to arrest one and kill one person. Many others fled buy they were injured by the police
They were also able to recover one pump action rifle with a bag containing 22 rounds of live cartridges from the areas
He said that they are still conducting investigation into the case to locate the other suspects.
He shared that the criminals had begun shooting at the police as soon as they saw them show up at their den.