Police arrest murder suspect, recover victim’s remains in Rivers

The Police Command successful Rivers has arrested a 29-year-old fishy implicit an alleged execution successful Etche Local Government Area.

The command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known portion speaking to journalists successful Port Harcourt connected Wednesday.

Iringe-Koko said the suspect, Robinson Uche, was arrested connected March 6 by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit, Emuohia Annex.

She said the apprehension was successful transportation with the sidesplitting of Shedrack Chukwem, 42, from Igbo-Etche.

“The fishy was tracked and arrested astatine astir 7:30 a.m. pursuing credible intelligence.

“The fishy confessed to having participated successful the sidesplitting during interrogation,” she said.

She said the incidental occurred connected December 17, 2025, erstwhile the fishy and 4 others allegedly lured the unfortunate to a location.

She said the radical was reportedly hired by 1 Chief Elijah Okere to bring the deceased to his palace.

Iringe-Koko added that the effort by the radical to apprehend the unfortunate failed, resulting successful a fatal shooting.

“In the people of the encounter, the deceased was changeable and died connected the spot,” she said.

She said the suspects aboriginal transported the assemblage to a bush successful Ekerre-Ugbor, wherever it was buried successful a shallow grave.

Following the confession, she said the fishy led constabulary operatives to the burial site.

“The remains were recovered and depo...