THE Rivers State Police Command has intercepted 300 parcels of cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, during an operation in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Nwonyi Emeka, disclosed this to newsmen at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said police operatives attached …
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How UNIPORT Student Killed Girlfriend, Harvested Organs – Police
THE Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 400-level student of Petrochemical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, Demain Okoligwe, for allegedly killing his girlfriend and harvesting her organs at his residence along NTA Road, Ozuoba, near Port Harcourt. The victim, Justina Otuene, a 300-level undergraduate also in UNIPORT, …
Read More »Gunmen Shoot e-hailing Driver, Snatch Car In Rivers
GUNMEN suspected to be car snatchers have shot an e-hailing car driver and reportedly snatched his vehicle at the Rumuokalabo axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This came barely 48 hours after the state Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, paraded five suspected car snatchers arrested in different parts of the …
Read More »Rivers State Governor Places Bounty On Suspected Killers Of Rivers DPO
THE Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Saturday announced a N100 million bounty on one Gift David Okpara Okpolowu, a.k.a. 2-Baba and members of his gang over the gruesome murder of a Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim. Newsextra24 recalls that the DPO was killed on Friday night while in an …
Read More »Rivers police Arrest Eight Operatives For Alleged Extortion, Assault
THE Police in Rivers State have arrested four operatives for allegedly assaulting three men and extorting the sum of N6.5m from them. The arrested officers were said to have picked the men from Omoluwabi in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of the state, tagged them ‘Yahoo boys’ and took them …
Read More »Police Arrest Tenant For Stabbing Landlord In Rivers State
Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a middle-aged man, Patrick Essien, for allegedly stabbing his landlord in Rumuiprikon, the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state on Monday. Reports gathered that trouble started when the landlord identified as Iheanyichukwu America went to rescue Essien’s wife from him …
Read More »Police To Commence “Operation Zero Crime” In Rivers
As part of efforts to combat crimes and make Rivers State a safe haven for both residents and investors, the State Police Command has decided to flag off ‘Operation Zero Crime’ in the state. The one-week programme, initiated by the state commissioner of police, Emeka Polycarp Nwonyi is to ensure …
Read More »Rivers State Police Seal Ex- Lawmakers Hotel, Entertainment Centre
Two entertainment centres, the CSKR Hotels and Priscy’s Bar and Suites both in Elekahia, Port Harcourt, Rivers State were early on Monday morning sealed by armed policemen. Staff and lodgers at the two sealed facilities were forcefully ordered out of the premises by the security operatives who stormed there in …
Read More »Three Cultists Die From Gun Battle In Rivers Community
Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three suspected cultists in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the cultists died during a gun duel following a supremacy battle between the rival groups. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who …
Read More »Woman Sells Host’s Child, Police Warn Parents
THE Rivers State Police Command said its operatives arrested a child trafficking syndicate, including three women, operating within and outside the state. The command stated that the arrests followed a complaint lodged by a woman in Ubima, in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state, that her child was …
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