Joy In Rivers Community As Police Burst Criminal Hideout, Arrest Two Kingpins Syndicates

By

Awajis Josiah-Chijindu

                   The suspects 

Rivers State Police Command responding to series of complaints has arrested  two arm robbery syndicates, Mr. Azubuike Orji, aged 27, a native of Arochukwu in Abia State, and Mr. Anthony Augustine, aged 22,on December 1st and 10th, 2023.

This the commissioner of police,  CP Tunji Disu said in a press release to Newsmen while celebrating the effort of the men of Anti-Kidnapping Unit  who carried out the Arrest.

According to CP Disu, the Rivers State Police Command received a formal complaint amongst others from a victim who had been robbed of his valuables at Odani junction in Elelenwo by a group of armed men on December 1, 2023.

On getting the complaint, the Commissioner of Police immediately tasked the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to flush out the armed robbers from the area. In response to the Police Chief's directive, the unit carried out stop-and-search operations,  placed the area under surveillance and various investigations that led to the arrests of the kingpins. 

Items recovered from the arrested arm robbers include locally made pistols, an iPhone XX, suspected packs of marijuana and POS machines. Rivers State Police also discovered a brothel runned as guised by Mr. Anthony Augustine used as hideouts for their criminal activities.

                Items recovered 

Investigations are still ongoing as the police seek to arrest other members of the syndicate.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Disu encouraged residents of Rivers State to promptly report crime as it happens to enable the police apprehend criminals and nip crime in the bud. 

He also warned the public against buying used items, especially phones, regardless of how cheap they are, citing that such purchases can lead to more significant problems.

He further counseled young people to desist from seeking to make wealth using dishonest means as they will be at the mercy of the law when caught.

CP Disu reiterated that the Rivers State Police Command will not stop pushing to apprehend every suspect on the command's wanted list and to rid the state of crime.