Fake Inspector Arrested for Armed Robbery and Murder

Fake Inspector Arrested for Armed Robbery and Murder
Fake Inspector Arrested for Armed Robbery and Murder

Police Foil Armed Robbery Gang, Arrest Fake Inspector and Neutralize Fleeing Suspects

In a significant breakthrough, the Rivers State Police Command has arrested a fake Inspector who leads an armed robbery gang and neutralized four fleeing suspects involved in the murder of a Community Development Committee Chairman in January 2024.

The fake Inspector, Fred Monday, was arrested by men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit who responded to a report of a criminal operation on August 9, 2024, in Luegbo Community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. Monday was armed with an AK-47 rifle and was found to be providing cover for an initiation ceremony by students from the Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic, who were later arrested and charged for being members of the Vikings confraternity.

During interrogations, Monday confessed to being an Impostor who bought the rifle in 2021 for N850,000 from an accomplice, Goodluck aka Boy-J. He also bought ten magazines, 31 rounds of ammunition, and two hand grenades from the same accomplice. Monday revealed that he and other gang members would disguise themselves as Policemen to escort criminals to operate in different states, including Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Delta, and Rivers State.

The Police Commissioner, Olatunji Disu, said Monday is a confessed member of the Iceland cult group and has been carrying out numerous crimes using the cover of being a Policeman to terrorize his victims. He is also an armed robber who operated as a Keke (tricycle) rider during the day, scanning the area for possible victims to attack under the cover of night.

In another development, the police boss disclosed that operatives arrested four suspects linked to a notorious cultist, Daddy Chukwu, who was traced to his hideout in Delta State and killed early this year by the police after they shot and killed a community leader, Chief Ndidi Livingstone in presence of his family.

The Police Commissioner said the manhunt for the perpetrators of the assassination led to the arrest of three other persons directly responsible for the assassination and six more persons belonging to their criminal network. However, during the investigation, four of the suspects led operatives to one of their camps, where they came under heavy gunfire by hoodlums suspected to be fellow gang members. The suspects attempted to escape but were caught in the crossfire and were rushed to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital for medical attention, where they were confirmed dead.

The Police Commissioner said efforts are still on to apprehend more suspects connected to late Chukwu’s criminal network and possibly recover more arms ammunition.

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