Police sergeant detained for armed robbery in Port Harcourt

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Police detain sergeant for armed robbery in Port Harcourt

A serving police officer has been arrested for armed robbery in Port Harcourt.

Sergeant Ibrahim Odege attached to the Operations Department of the Rivers Police Command was arrested at the Elekahia Housing Estate by police officers from the Elekahia Police division on Saturday night around 10 pm during an armed robbery operation, the Rivers State police command said.

Nnamdi Omoni, the public relations officer of the state Command said the officer and his accomplice, one Sampson Inomoghe, were arrested following a distress call from the estate.

Omoni said that three different handsets belonging to their Victims and one locally made Bareta Pistol were recovered from the suspects.

He said: “Operatives of the Elekahia Division on 16/1/2021 at about 2200Hrs responded to a Distress call at the Elekahia Housing Estate, where two armed robbers who were robbing people and dispossessing them of their valuables were arrested.

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“The timely arrival of the Police led to the arrest of the two armed robbers who were later identified as Sergeant Ibrahim Odege attached to the Operations Department of the Rivers Police Command and one Sampson Inomoghe ‘m’ 32yrs from Nembe in Bayelsa State but resides at Rumuokwrushi in Obio/Akpor LGA.

“The duo were arrested at the scene of the crime with three different Handsets belonging to their Victims and one Locally made Bareta Pistol.

“One of the Victims, Mrs Doris Elechi identified them as those that robbed her of her Tecno Handset, which is one of the Exhibits recovered.

“At the Station, the Suspects confessed to having carried out the robbery attacks among other revelations”.

Omoni said the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan has condemned the act and ordered the immediate transfer of suspects and exhibits to the State Criminal Investigation Department for Investigation”

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