metro

DPO’s Death: Police raid community forests, arrests six suspects in Rivers

DPO’s Death: Police raid community forests, arrests six suspects in Rivers

The Police in Rivers State had on Saturday arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of the Ahoada East Di­visional Police Officer, SP Bako Angbashim.

The arrest followed the state Commissioner of Police-led raid of Odiemudie Communi­ty forests where the slain DPO was reportedly murdered.

The Police in a press state­ment signed by the spokesper­son, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said the objective of the raid was to recover the body of murdered DPO as well as conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the community.

Iringe-Koko revealed that the six arrested suspects were apprehended within Odiemud­ie community, adding that a lo­cally crafted pistol and various charms were among the items confiscated from the suspects.

She said, “The Commis­sioner of Police, Rivers State, CP Nwonyi Emeka Polycarp, along with his management team and tactical units, con­ducted an operation on Sat­urday, September 9, 2023, at approximately 0600hrs in Odumude Community, Ahao­da East LGA, Rivers State with the objective to recover the de­ceased DPO’s body and conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the community.

READ ALSO:

“During this operation, six suspects were apprehended within the community. Among the items seized were a local­ly crafted pistol and various charms. These suspects and the confiscated items are cur­rently under police custody and are undergoing interro­gation at the State CID, Port Harcourt.

“As a result of these devel­opments, the community has been evacuated by its resi­dents.,” he said.

Iringe-Koko further dis­closed that while investigation continued, a new Divisional Po­lice Officer, SP Zuokumor Rich­ard, had been deployed to the area with an immediate man­date of recovering the corpse of the murdered DPO as well as the recovery of the operational weapons of the criminals.

“Furthermore, a new DPO, SP Zuokumor Richard, has been assigned to the division. He is accompanied by half a unit of men from Mopol 48, one-third unit from Mopol 19, 56, and tactical teams.

“He has been tasked with a thorough search of the area, apprehension of the culprits responsible for the DPO’s de­mise, recovery of the body, and location of any operational weapons used. This operation will continue while the inves­tigation remains ongoing.” he added.

Slain DPO: Rivers Youths Finger Political, Traditional leaders, seek investigation

Meanwhile, some youths of Igbu-Akoh kingdom in Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State whose paramount ruler, Eze Cassidy Ikegbidi, was sus­pended indefinitely by the Riv­ers State Governor for alleged complicity in the murder SP Bako Amgbashin, have called for a investigation of their tra­ditional and political leaders.

READ ALSO:

The youths said most of their elites were secretly sup­porting the criminals, thereby emboldening them to continue terrorising the area.

The youths who spoke through their Public Relations Officer, Ekeakita Hector Chi­nem, told our correspondent on Sunday that until those po­litical and traditional leaders are scrutinised and exposed by the security agencies and gov­ernment, the insecurity in the area would not abate.

He said, “Most of the para­mount rulers, sons and daugh­ters in Ekpeye should be inves­tigated thoroughly; most of them give these boys backup and it is not just one person, they are in groups, so we want the governor to also put an eye and beam his security search­light on them.

“Everybody in Ekpeye whose hands are involved in the death of SP Bako should be brought to book.”

The youths promised to syn­ergise with the Police and other relevant security agencies in ensuring that the killers of the DPO are apprehended.

“We the Igbu-Akoh youths are also behind the governor, we will not also rest to make sure that whosoever that are cult members of this group have one hand or the other in the death of Bako.

“Anywhere we see them, we would call the police and other security agencies so that they can apprehend them. There will be no sleeping, no resting till all of them are brought to book,” they added

DPO’s Death: Police raid community forests, arrests six suspects in Rivers

Trends Admin

Recent Posts

Osun man on death row for fowl theft shares how police subjected 17-year-old self to torture

Osun man on death row for fowl theft shares how police subjected 17-year-old self to…

7 hours ago

Oil cabal sponsoring blackmails against Tompolo, Otuaro, Kyari, say Ijaw youths

Oil cabal sponsoring blackmails against Tompolo, Otuaro, Kyari, say Ijaw youths Stakeholders under the Ijaw…

7 hours ago

NURTW scribe felicitates Nigerians on Xmas, urges caution

NURTW scribe felicitates Nigerians on Xmas, urges caution    The General Secretary of the National…

13 hours ago

Why we displayed ‘Jesus Christ is not God’ banner at Lekki mosque -Imam

  Why we displayed 'Jesus Christ is not God' banner at Lekki mosque -Imam  …

13 hours ago

CBN fines bank found hoarding cash N150m

CBN fines bank found hoarding cash N150m The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed…

17 hours ago

Lagos-Calabar coastal road: Train track work begins 2025, says minister

Lagos-Calabar coastal road: Train track work begins 2025, says minister The Federal Government plans to…

17 hours ago