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Rivers Police arrest kidnappers – The Trumpet Newspaper Nigeria
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate in a major breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on violent crime across the state.
Key Highlights:
- Rivers Police arrest five suspected kidnappers in intelligence-led operation.
- Suspects allegedly confessed to multiple kidnapping operations.
- Criminal activities linked to Kom-Kom, Railway, Obeama and Afam communities.
- Police Commissioner vows sustained offensive against kidnappers and violent criminals.
- Residents urged to support security agencies with credible intelligence.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Blessing Agabe, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Oyigbo Police Division during an intelligence-led operation.
The suspects were identified as Ezekiel Emmanuel from Benue State, Chukwuma Mbanefor from Anambra State, Nicholas Diala from Imo State, Ndubuisi Uwakwe from Abia State, and Ifeanyi Nwakwo from Imo State.
The police disclosed that during interrogation, the suspects allegedly confessed to their involvement in kidnapping activities and admitted participating in several abductions carried out in the Kom-Kom, Railway, Obeama, and Afam communities.
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Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, attributed the success of the operation to the implementation of the operational directives and intelligence-driven policing strategy of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu.
The commissioner reaffirmed the command’s commitment to sustaining aggressive intelligence-led operations against kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, and other violent crimes across Rivers State.
He warned that criminal elements would find no safe haven in the state, stressing that the police would continue to pursue, arrest, and prosecute all offenders.
Adepoju also assured residents of the command’s determination to protect lives and property, urging members of the public to remain vigilant and provide credible, timely information that would assist security agencies in preventing crime and apprehending criminal suspects.
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