The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five suspects allegedly involved in a “one chance” robbery operations.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Grace Iringe –Koko, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The police said the gang members were arrested after its surveillance patrol team attached to the Hyper City Unit received a distress call, while on patrol along the NLNG Road, Eastern Bypass, Port Harcourt, on January28, 2025.
The distress call, the police added, was from a victim who had been attacked (name withheld), a female resident of Federal Housing Estate in the Trans-Amadi area of Port-Harcourt.
“She reported that her phone had been stolen by the occupants of a green Volkswagen Vento saloon car with registration number ANAMBRA FGG 40 AA.
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“The team swiftly swung into action, intercepted the vehicle, and arrested the following suspects: Ifeanyi Ugo, Paulina Ibe, Nneka Sunday, Christopher Ibe (male), and Oyinyechi Ibe,” the statement said.
The police said preliminary investigation is ongoing, with the suspects and the recovered vehicle currently in police custody.
The statement assured of the commitment of the state police command to tackling the menace of ‘one chance’ criminals who disguise themselves as tricycle and taxi operators to rob unsuspecting passengers.
