Police probe murder of father, son in Rivers

According to Iringe-Koko, the incident was reported by the deceased’s daughter to the Igwuruta Division in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.

“She informed officers that four unknown gunmen ambushed her father and brother, shooting them multiple times in the head before fleeing the scene,” Iringe-Koko said.

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She said that following the report, officers were mobilised to the scene and they recovered three expended AK-47 cartridges.

“The victims were rushed to the hospital but, unfortunately, they succumbed to their injuries and were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty,” she noted.

The police image maker said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, had ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators, directing officers to ensure they were apprehended and brought to justice.

In a separate development, Iringe-Koko disclosed the arrest of a two-man syndicate specialised in the theft of solar panel streetlights and manhole covers in the state.

She said the suspects were reportedly caught while attempting to steal NDDC-installed streetlights along Danjuma Drive, off Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout in Port Harcourt.

“The suspects, Shaibu Yusuf, 30, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 28, are residents of Okuru scrap dump in Abuloma community in Port Harcourt,” Iringe-Koko stated.

Police probe murder of father, son in Rivers