The police recovered one Automatic Pump Action gun and two live cartridges from the suspect when he was arrested.
A 35-year-old notorious cultist and armed robbery suspect, Innocent Chigozie has been arrested by men of the Rivers State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU).
Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, said Chigozie, the leader of a cultist gang, had been terrorizing farmlands at Uzo Afor road in Okahia Community, Elele, Etche Local Government Area of the state.
The police recovered one Automatic Pump Action gun and two live cartridges from the suspect when he was arrested.
“The gang’s activities have caused widespread panic and tension in the community,” the statement read.
“Earlier last year, this same gang had engaged Police Operatives of the Command in a gun duel but were chased away.
“On 30th, January 2025, at about 0630hrs, Operatives arrested Innocent Chigozie m, 35yrs in his hideout through coordinated intelligence.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to owning the recovered exhibits, which include: one Automatic Pump Action gun and two live cartridges.
“The suspect and exhibits are currently in police custody. The investigation is ongoing, with efforts intensified to apprehend other fleeing gang members and recover their operational weapons.”