Police arrest suspected kidnapper, recover AK-47 rifles in Rivers

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command person recorded a large breakthrough successful the combat against kidnapping, arresting a suspected pack subordinate and recovering 2 AK-47 rifles, magazines and ammunition aft foiling an abduction effort successful Port Harcourt.

This was disclosed successful a connection by the constabulary connected Tuesday.

The cognition followed a distress telephone received successful the aboriginal hours of March 20 from a 35-year-old resident, Fadi Nasser, who reported that a radical of equipped men invaded his residence on Orogbum Crescent, Woji Road, successful the Government Reserved Area (GRA) of the authorities capital.

According to constabulary sources, the attackers attempted to abduct the unfortunate and opened occurrence during the incident. Despite the strength of the attack, the unfortunate managed to escape, a improvement described by information officials arsenic some fortunate and captious successful triggering a swift constabulary response.

Investigations took a decisive crook aft a mobile telephone believed to beryllium to 1 of the suspects was recovered astatine the scene.

Acting connected this lead, operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, based successful Aluu, deployed method quality to way the device, starring to the apprehension of 1 Joseph Abibo, identified arsenic a subordinate of the gang.

During interrogation, the fishy reportedly provided actionable quality that led operatives to t...