The paramount ruler of Bangha Community, King Suanu Baridam, was reportedly attacked by unidentified gunmen while returning from a meeting in Okwale community.

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday.

She said the leader’s vehicle came under attack during the journey, adding that Baridam sustained a gunshot wound to his thigh.

“The traditional ruler is currently receiving treatment at a medical facility,” Iringe-Koko said.

She said operatives had been deployed to the area to comb the surroundings and apprehend the perpetrators.

“No arrest has been made so far, but investigations are ongoing to identify and arrest those responsible for the attack,” she added.

Iringe-Koko said a state-wide manhunt had been launched to bring the suspects to justice.

She urged members of the public to remain calm and provide any useful information that could aid security agencies in the investigation.

Source: NAN

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The command’s spokesperson, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

She said the incident claimed one life, while eight others sustained gunshot injuries.

Iringe-Koko said the incident occurred on January 19 during a masquerade display by youths along Sambo Street, Omoku.

“The youths reportedly clashed with a lawyer, Mr Akpudi Ikechukwu, and four officials of the Nigeria Forest Guards,” she said.

She added that the altercation escalated, resulting in gunshots being fired.

According to her, nine masquerade participants sustained gunshot wounds during the incident.

“The victim, Obulo, was confirmed dead at the hospital, while eight injured persons are receiving treatment.

“Ikechukwu and two others were arrested and transferred to the State CID for detailed investigation,” Iringe-Koko said.

She said police had engaged aggrieved youths to calm tension, while a joint police-military patrol was deployed to maintain peace.

Source: NAN

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The command’s spokesperson, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday.

She said Okus, attached to 17 Police Mobile Force, PMF, and on special duty at Intels Logistics Company, Onne, was currently in police custody.

According to her, the incident occurred on January 18 at about 1:20 p.m. at Next Cash and Carry Supermarket, Trans Amadi area of Port Harcourt.

Iringe-Koko said the victim, Sani, and another officer both attached to 14 PMF, Yola, were on joint guard duty with military personnel when the incident occurred.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that Okus allegedly opened fire on his colleagues, who sustained gunshot injuries on the head and neck,” she said.

She added that the injured police officers were immediately rushed to the hospital, where Sani later died from his injuries.

Iringe-Koko said the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the Military Hospital Mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

She added that the second officer, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds, was currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

“The suspect will face an orderly room trial to ascertain the motive behind the shooting and will subsequently be charged to court for possible prosecution if found culpable,” she said.

Reacting to the incident, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, ordered a comprehensive and transparent investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Adepoju advised officers handling firearms to exercise utmost responsibility and prioritise the safety of colleagues and members of the public while on duty.

He stressed that professionalism and discipline must always be upheld to prevent avoidable tragedies.

Source: NAN

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The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

She said Chinamezu, also known as Power Sharp, allegedly hacked his girlfriend, Sunny, to death with a machete on July 30 in Umuebule community.

“After allegedly committing the crime, the suspect fled Rivers but continued issuing threats to the victim’s family, boasting that he could harm them without consequence,” she stated.

Iringe-Koko said that after a formal complaint from the deceased’s family, Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, assigned the case to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, AKU.

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She explained that operatives of the AKU, acting on credible intelligence, tracked and arrested the suspect on August 15 at his hideout in Egbeta Village, Edo.

“During interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime and gave details of the events leading up to the murder,” she revealed.

Iringe-Koko said evidence was being compiled while the suspect was undergoing further investigation and profiling for possible involvement in other crimes.

CP Adepoju commended the operatives for their swift response and diligence in apprehending the suspect.

He assured residents that Rivers would not serve as a haven for criminals, stressing the command’s firm commitment to justice and public safety.

“Perpetrators of heinous crimes should desist, as the law will eventually catch up with them, and they will face its full wrath,” Adepoju warned.

Source: NAN

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SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.

“We received a report about an officer who allegedly killed himself.

“However, we are currently investigating the report to ascertain what transpired,” she stated.

Iringe-Koko reported that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, for a thorough investigation.

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According to viral reports on Monday, Insp. Maxwell Zabu, formerly a security detail to Victor Ihunwo, a former chairman of Obio/Akpor Council, allegedly shot himself at Ihunwo’s residence in Eagle Island, Port Harcourt.

A source familiar with the incident said that the matter was reported to Azikiwe Police Division in the area.

“Following the report, detectives from the division visited the scene as part of preliminary investigation procedures,” the source added.

Source: NAN

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The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, identifying the deceased suspects as responsible for the abduction and murder of one Hope Georgewill.

Iringe-Koko stated that Georgewill, Chief Executive Officer of HMG Attitude Limited, and two others were kidnapped along the Cotton Channel, Bakana River, on March 26.

She noted that the abduction was carried out by a group of sea pirates led by one Preye Ngian-Ngian, a native of Degema local government area of Rivers.

“After the abductions, a ransom of N2 million was paid to secure Georgewill’s release.

“However, the victim was ultimately killed, and his body was later recovered and deposited at the mortuary,” she confirmed.

Following Georgewill’s death, Iringe-Koko reported that the police launched an intelligence-led investigation, which led to the arrest of two suspects.

She said that the suspects subsequently led operatives from the command’s Anti-Cultism Unit to the gang’s hideout in a creek, off the Bonny waterways.

According to her, upon arrival at the location, the police operatives came under heavy gunfire from the suspects.

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“Our operatives responded with decisive force, and in the ensuing exchange of gunfire, two of the suspects were fatally wounded, while others fled the scene with injuries,” Iringe-Koko stated

She further revealed that the two arrested suspects, who had earlier guided the operatives to the location, attempted to escape amid the chaos but were apprehended with gunshot wounds.

“All four injured suspects were immediately transported to the Police Clinic for medical treatment, but were confirmed dead on arrival by the attending medical personnel,” she added.

Items recovered from the hideout include an operational speedboat, 80 horsepower and 70 horsepower outboard engines, the mobile phone belonging to the late Georgewill, one live cartridge, and various food items.

The police spokesperson noted that investigations were ongoing to apprehend the remaining fleeing members of the gang.

“The Rivers State Police Command remains resolutely committed to ensuring the safety and security of all residents and visitors in the state,” Iringe-Koko concluded.

Source: NAN

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The unidentified man and his partner had powered a generator inside their home, which led to their untimely demise.

An eyewitness identified as James, on Wednesday, said that the incident occurred in the Port Harcourt township area.

He explained that due to a power outage and heavy rainfall at the time of the night, the couple resorted to placing their generator inside the passage of their apartment.

“They must have assumed that positioning the generator in the passage would not affect them in the bedroom,” he said.

James recounted that by late Saturday morning, neighbours became concerned when the couple had not come out of their room.

He said after the co-tenants waited and knocked on their door to ascertain their wellbeing that they decided to break into the apartment.

“Upon forcing entry, they discovered the lifeless bodies of the couple.

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“Subsequently, the incident was reported to the Central Police Station in Port Harcourt Township,” he narrated.

Confirming the incident, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the police command stated that the couple died from carbon monoxide inhalation.

She further disclosed that their corpses had been deposited at the morgue.

Dr Chinazor Offor, a medical practitioner based in Port Harcourt, explained that carbon monoxide displaces oxygen from haemoglobin, leading to heart and respiratory failure.

“If a person is exposed for between five to 15 minutes, the heart ceases to pump blood, which ultimately affects both the brain and respiratory system,” she said.

Offor advised the public against placing generators near living spaces, warning that generators should be positioned far from homes to prevent direct exposure to toxic fumes.

Source: NAN

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The victims, Chizaram Onuche and Chidinma Onuche, both seven years old, were brutally killed, and their body parts dismembered for money rituals.

SP Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the command, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, confirming that the suspects were apprehended by the ant-kidnapping unit.

She revealed that the suspects, including a native doctor, lured and drugged the minors before killing them.

“Aniekan Uko, 27, a native of Akwa Ibom State, lured the children to an uncompleted building in the second Pipeline area of Rukpokwu, Port Harcourt, where he drugged them.

“After sedating them with a drink known as Black Bullet, he proceeded to slaughter and dismember them, collecting their blood in a bottle,” she said.

Iringe-Koko said that following his arrest, Aniekan reportedly confessed to the crime, stating that he was introduced to ritual killings by a native doctor whom he had previously seen performing rituals for other individuals.

“Subsequently, on March 23, operatives arrested the native doctor, Kingsley Opurum, 43, a native of Etche area, Rivers State for his alleged role in the killings.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the native doctor instructed Aniekan to provide human body parts and blood to perform a ritual intended to make him wealthy,” Irine-Koko added.

She further disclosed that the police also arrested Aniekan’s girlfriend and one Friday Silas, 47, who allegedly allowed the ritual killings to take place in his uncompleted building in Rukpokwu.

Officers who visited the crime scene recovered several incriminating items, including photographs of unidentified individuals and a bottle filled with the minor’s blood.

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Others include an empty black bullet drink container, and a spoon used to scoop the blood of the victims.

The police spokesperson said that the bodies of the children have been deposited at the morgue for an autopsy.

Iringe-Koko said that the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, CP Olesegun Adepoju, assured the public that perpetrators involved in the gruesome killings would face full prosecution.

“Investigations are ongoing to uncover further details and identify any additional accomplices,” he concluded.

Source: NAN

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SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, made the confirmation while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

She said that details of the explosion were still sketchy, and assured that further information would be provided as investigations progressed.

The explosion, which occurred on Monday midnight, damaged the pipeline transporting crude to the Bonny Terminal, a key crude oil export facility.

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The TNP, formerly owned by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, was later sold to Aiteo Group, and has the capacity to produce 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Eyewitness reports revealed that the explosion impacted a main section of the pipeline, though the exact cause remains unknown.

The explosions comes amid heightened political tensions, following the Rivers State House of Assembly’s issuance of report gross misconduct to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu.

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The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the victims were rescued unharmed.

According to Iringe-Koko, the suspects allegedly conspired to defraud two women of their babies.

She said that the two female suspects, Ugochukwu Onyebuchi and Ogechi Nmezi, reportedly lured one Gift Chimanu, a mother of a two-month-old baby girl into their scheme.

‘’They also lured Hope Onyebuchi, who has a one-year-old baby boy, claiming to have been officials of Government Approved Adoption Agency,’’ she said.

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Iringe-Koko said investigations revealed that the suspects collaborated with members of a local vigilante group, OSPAC, to carry out the crime.

She said during interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to their involvement.

“The victims have been safely rescued and reunited with their families, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate, including the implicated OSPAC members,” Iringe-Koko said.

The spokesperson emphasised that the arrest underscored the command’s commitment to protect vulnerable individuals and eradicate child trafficking in the state.

Source: NAN

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