Police arrest 36 kidnappers, others in Rivers

The police in Rivers State have arrested 36 hoodlums suspected of involvement in various criminal activities in the state.  Among the suspects were a fake police sergeant, Benjamin Tanko, an indigene of Kajuru in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and a female lawyer, Elizabeth Agboje.  State Commissioner of Police, Zaki Ahmed, who paraded […]

The police in Rivers State have arrested 36 hoodlums suspected of involvement in various criminal activities in the state. 

Among the suspects were a fake police sergeant, Benjamin Tanko, an indigene of Kajuru in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and a female lawyer, Elizabeth Agboje. 

State Commissioner of Police, Zaki Ahmed, who paraded the suspects yesterday, said 11 of the hoodlums were involved in kidnapping and 10 in robbery. 

Ahmed said 18 victims were rescued by men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) when they raided the hoodlum’s hideouts. Zaki said the fake officer was caught in a police camouflage at the Oil Mill Market committing felony. 

He said the suspect claimed to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Port Harcourt Command. 

The lawyer was arrested by the Human Rights Officer of the Command, DSP Emmanuel Ukwenya, for consistently torturing and assaulting 9-year-old Miss Bright Maxson, who  she accused of being a witch and thief. 

Items recovered from the suspects paraded were arms, ammunition and eight vehicles.