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Rivers Police Arrest Army, Civil Defence Officers Engaged In Arm Robbery

 

By
Awajis Josiah-Chijindu 

Over ten suspects mainly security officers from the Nigerian Army and Civil Defence Corps specializing in  armed robbery have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command.

Police Public Relations Officer SP Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement said investigations by the Command, following arrests for attempted burglary,  revealed a wide range of criminal activities.

According to the statement, on the 4th of March  2024, the Command received a distress call about burglars who were attempting to vandalize warehouses in Elimgbu Obio Akpor local government area, owned by Mr. Emmanuel Nwangwu and Mrs. Ndifreke Ekanem.

 The police promptly mobilized to the scene and arrested five suspects who had been severely beaten by a mob.

The wounded suspects were taken to the police hospital, where it was discovered that one of the suspects, West Isaac was a corporal in the Nigerian Army serving in Delta State. 

Another suspect, Jabila Kammangar, popularly known as 'Kaka,' was an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps serving in Kabba, Kogi State.

 They confessed to abandoning their posts to engage in criminal activities in Rivers State due to its lucrativeness.

Corporal West, a 36-year-old father of four from Buguma, Rivers State, joined the Army in 2008 and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion in Warri.

Further investigations revealed that they were part of a larger criminal ring specializing in armed robbery, hijacking, and goods diversion.

The police Image maker further stated that based on the suspect confessional statement, the police were able to track down and arrest Corporal Abdul Musa, Corporal Mgbe Jeoffrey and Corporal Innocent Okwoli all personnel of the Nigerian Army. 

Eight civilian collaborators in the syndicate were also arrested: Olisa Emeka, George Obilor, Sampson Wilson, Alfred Abeke, Barry John, Auwalu Aliyu, Uchenna Nwali, and Alhaji Sofinu Haruna.

SP Iringe-Koko added that three of the affected soldiers have been dismissed by the Nigerian Army after being handed over by the police.
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