OPERATIVES OF THE ELEKAHIA DIVISION ON SATURDAY RESPONDED TO A DISTRESS CALL AT THE ELEKAHIA ESTATE WHERE TWO ARMED ROBBERS WHO WERE ROBBING PEOPLE

Operatives of the Elekahia Division on Saturday responded to a distress call at the Elekahia Housing Estate where two armed robbers who were robbing people and dispossessing them of their valuable were arrested.

The timely arrival of the Police led to the arrest of the two armed robbers who were later identified as Sergent Ibrahim Odege attached to the Operation Department of the Rivers Police Command and one Sampson Inomghe 32 years from Nember in Baeslsa state but resides at Rumuokwrushi in Obio/Akpor local government area.

The due were arrested at the scene at crime with three different handsets belonging to their victims and one locally made barite pistol.

The susopects confessed to have carried out the robbery attacks among other revelation

Meanwhile the commissioner of Police Joseph Mukan has confirmed the act and ordered the immediate transfer of suspects and exhibits to the State Criminal Investigation Department for investigation while appealing to the public to increase their security consciousness and report any suspicious character and movement around to the police