Police arrest ‘one-chance’ robbery syndicate in Rivers
Police operatives in Rivers State have arrested four suspects in connection to a one-chance robbery syndicate, who allegedly specialises in robbing innocent passengers who board their vehicles. Police spokesperson in Rivers State, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspects deceived a house help, Praise Sampson, into […]
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Police operatives in Rivers State have arrested four suspects in connection to a one-chance robbery syndicate, who allegedly specialises in robbing innocent passengers who board their vehicles.
Police spokesperson in Rivers State, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspects deceived a house help, Praise Sampson, into boarding a taxi by two male suspects, before they subsequently compelled her to produce two ATM cards belonging to her employer.
She said the suspects later fraudulently withdrew a total sum of N4,607,199 from her employer’s bank account, before the employer, Rosemary Vincent, reported the incident to the police which led to their arrest.
“Upon receipt of the report, operatives of the command, Divisional Police Station Choba, acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga A. Adepoju, swiftly carried out a coordinated operation that led to the arrest of the suspects.
“The arrested suspects include Praise Sampson (Female, 20), native of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area; Michael Chijioke (Male, 36), native of Abia State; Ndubuisi Jonah (Male), native of Abia State; Ehirim Ugonna (Male, 38), native of Imo State and Okeke Chizoba Daniel (Male, 40), native of Imo State.
“These suspects have been linked to a series of criminal activities and have allegedly been terrorising residents within the Port Harcourt metropolis,” she said.
She said the CP, Olugbenga A. Adepoju, has urged members of the public to stay vigilant, avoid interacting carelessly with strangers and never share sensitive banking details such as ATM cards or PINs.