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4 In Police Net In Rivers State For Car Jacking






Officers of Anti-Cultism Unit  while on normal patrol at  Teke Sogo in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State , sighted a Ash coloured Honda Odyssey Bus without registration number plate with six occupants.


 On sighting the Police, the driver zoomed off only to abandoned the vehicle and run into nearby bush at Teke Sogo Tai.


On searching the vehicle, Four PVCs, bags of substances; suspected to be cannabis, one jack knife, one plier, machetes, face masks among others were recovered. The Command said full investigations towards identifying and apprehending the occupants of the vehicle has commenced.

In the same vein, following recent complaints of Car snatching at Sani Abacha Division, Police investigations led to the arrest of three members of a car snatching syndicate in the State. 

The suspects are namely; Gladstone Anderson who is 22, 26 year old Emmanuel Hezekiah and Chika Obiorah who is  29 Years old.


During interrogation the suspects were found to be members of a notorious syndicate that specializes in snatching cars particularly from bolt/uber drivers in and around Sani Abacha area while being armed with dangerous weapons. 

One Toyota Corolla saloon car was also recovered from them.

The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command while assuring of the commitment of the Police to ensure the safety and security of all law abiding residents in the State, reiterated that there shall be no hiding place for criminals in the State. 

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