Polisai jihar Rivers sun kama wasu masu shaida hudu da aka zargi da aikata laifin kidnap da robbery ya makamai.
Komishinara na Polis, Mustapha Bala, ya bayyana haka a wata taron da aka yi na manema labarai ranar Laraba, inda ya bayyana nasarorin da komand din ya samu a yawan lokuta.
Ya ce: “Mun yi nasara wajen kama masu shaida hudu, haka yasa mazauna yankin da masu safara suka samu rauni daga ayyukan su.”
Daga cikin masu shaida, uku daga cikinsu, Blessing Akpelu (20), Precious Ebee (30), da Wisdom Oto Amadi (28), duka sun fito ne daga Egbeda a karamar hukumar Emohua, an kama su saboda shirye-shiryen robbery da kidnap da suke yi a kan hanyar Port Harcourt-Owerri.
Gang din, wanda aka sani da kirkirar barikin haram a hanyoyi, ya kasance karkashin kallon polis bayan karuwar kidnap, ciki har da kawo korafin mamba na National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) da wasu biyu.
Ya ce masu shaida an kama su a ranar 17 da 19 ga Oktoba, 2024, bayan polis suka gano wurin su ta hanyar tattara bayanai.
“Sun amince da aikata laifin kidnap, kuma bincike na ci gaba domin kama sauran masu aikata laifin da kuma komawa da makamai da suke amfani da su,” ya fada CP Mustapha.
A wani bangare, CP Mustapha ya ce ‘yan sanda sun gudanar da wani shiri na kai hare-hare a gidajen masu aikata laifin a Elechi Beach da Nanka waterfront a Port Harcourt City Council.
Ya ce aikin ya kai ga kama Baridam Berebom, wani masani na robbery, da kuma komawa da mota, makamai, da mabudi.
A aikin na farko, ranar 18 ga Oktoba, 2024, polisai sun kama bindiga ta English revolver tare da 35 mabudi na 8.1mm na raye, da bindiga ta Excam Hialeah tare da mabudi biyu na 9mm na raye.
A aikin na biyu, an kama motar blue Toyota Corolla, wadda aka sace ta hanyar bindiga, da kuma kama Berebom tare da SMG Rifle wadda aka amfani da ita wajen satar mamba na NYSC.
Ya ce motar da aka kama, blue Toyota Corolla da lambar jirgin BDG 44 HE, ta Iviuboosun Usanavi Okuru na No. 24 Ada Williams, an sace ta a Education Bus-Stop.
“Polisai sun kuma kama iPhone 12 na mamba da makamin aikata laifin da aka amfani da shi,” ya fada.
Mustapha ya tabbatar da jama’a kan kawar da hankali na polisai wajen kare amincin hanyar Port Harcourt-Owerri da kuma rokon jama’a da su ba da rahoton ayyukan shakkuwa.
Ya ce: “Tare, zamu iya sanya jihar Rivers wuri mai aminci ga dukan mutane.”
Dukkan masu shaida zasu shigar da kotu, yayin da ake tabbatar da cewa an bi ka’idoji da adalci.