Five dismissed Rivers police inspectors to face trial over alleged robbery, kidnapping

Five dismissed inspectors formerly attached to the Rivers State Police Command are acceptable to look prosecution implicit allegations bordering connected equipped robbery, kidnapping, extortion and transgression conspiracy.

The officers were reportedly dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force aft investigations linked them to a bid of transgression activities allegedly carried retired crossed Rivers State betwixt September 2025 and January 2026.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued on Friday in Port Harcourt by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, quoting the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid.

The dismissed officers were identified arsenic John Okoi, Eyibo Asuquo, Udo Ndipmong, Bright Nwachukwu and Anele Ikechukwu.

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