Operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit of Rivers State Police Command have arrested a man identified as Covenant Okon,’m’, 26, for suspected armed robbery.
Spokesperson for the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the operatives, while on routine stop and search along the Polo Club by Government Reserved Area (GRA), Port Harcourt, accosted a Mazda 323 marked SKP 990 PM, driven by Okon, and recovered one revolver pistol with one live ammunition from him.
In another development, operatives from Borokiri have arrested three street light vandals.
Iringe-Koko disclosed that acting on information provided by community leaders in Borokiri, police arrested three young men, namely: Belema Aggo, Michael Edet, and George Itarikabo, in the act of vandalising street lights provided for the community by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
“Suspects and exhibits, which include eight solar panels, eight heavy duty batteries and two street lights, recovered are in police custody, while investigation is ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang, as well as receivers of previously stolen items,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Command called on residents of the state to remain supportive, law-abiding, and vigilant and promptly report acts of crime and criminality to the nearest police station.
