Police Parades Car Snatchers In Rivers State

Suspects paraded

Awajis George

The Rivers State Police Command has paraded some suspected car snatchers and kidnappers, arrested around Port Harcourt within the last one week.

Briefing Newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Port Harcourt the Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Emeka said Police operatives on Saturday at about 10pm along Ozuoba road sighted a black Toyota corolla and when the car and the driver one, Destiny Amah was taken to the station and upon search, a pistol was recovered.

Exhibits recovered

CP Emeka also disclosed that on the 16th of this month operatives of the Rivers State Police command arrested one Samuel Chinedu along Redeemed Church at Sam Wobo Street with different master car keys which he allegedly uses in snatching vehicles.

The Police boss further revealed that the CP Strike Force on Saturday last week acting on credible information arrested one victor Jonah at Chokocho Etche and recovered two cut to size gun.

CP Nwonyi and management team of the command

Also on Friday, operatives of Mile 1 Diobu, arrested one Tony Christopher who snatched a Jetta car parked at Education bus stop and took it to Ayama axis of Diobu where he wanted to sell it as scrap.

CP Emeka said on Saturday based on exit blockage against fleeing criminals, a Mazda car was abandoned along Egede, Mile 1 Diobu and recovered the car.

Similarly, on 16th October, 2023 officers on patrol along waterlines , approached a bolt driver with pretence that the car was faulty, the two occupants on sighting the Police ran away while two others were arrested with dangerous weapon.

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