Rivers CP Speaks On Fight Against Criminals Disturbing Peace.

Rivers State Police Command says it has achieved notable success in its fight against criminal activities within the state with the arrest of four individuals involved in vandalism and armed robbery .

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, who disclosed this in Port Harcourt expressed concern over vigilante members' involvement in criminal enterprises, as well as the command's commitment to apprehend all individuals involved in criminal activities, regardless of their affiliations or positions within law enforcement structures.

A statement by the state Police PPRO Grace Inringe-Koko said, among those apprehended is the local vigilante commander in Isiokpo, Ododo Kingsley Obubochi, along with three other executive members of the local vigilante group. On 26th March 2024, while, the vigilante group's executives, namely Mark Prince, Destiny Onuigbo, and Azubuike Orlu, utilized their positions to access the group's armoury, which they subsequently used in perpetrating criminal acts.

The statement also said, sequence of events leading to their arrest unfolded when a scrap dealer, known as Prince, approached Ododo during a vigilante group member's burial. Prince, presenting himself as a businessman from Omagwa, proposed a joint venture involving the dismantling and sale of a mast belonging to Globacom, located on a secluded road in Elele, adding that, ollowing negotiations, Ododo agreed to provide firepower and monitoring during the operation, with Prince's team responsible for the mast's disasmantling, and fee of NGN500,000.00 was set for Ododo's participation.

The command said, operation commenced as planned, with Ododo and his accomplices providing cover and supervision, while, their criminal activities were disrupted when they were intercepted by a police patrol unit during the operation, and items recovered from the arrested individuals include three automatic pump-action guns, one live cartridge, one plier, one machete, and two Qlink motorcycles without registration numbers.