The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a fake Inspector who leads an armed robbery gang and neutralised four fleeing suspects involved in the January 2024 murder of a Community Development Committee Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.

The police said the fake Inspector identified as Fred Monday armed with an AK-47 rifle was arrested by men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit who responded to a report of a criminal operation at about 11:45 pm on August 9, 2024, in Luegbo Community in Khana Local Government Area of the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this while parading the fake Inspector, other suspects and the recovered military gear to newsmen at a media briefing in the command’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.

CP Disu added that a special team of Operatives from the Intelligence Response Team and the Rivers State Command successfully apprehended nine suspects connected to the brutal assassination of Chief Ndidi Livingstone, the former Community Development Council Chairman.
He said the Police recovered a total of two AK-47 rifles; one Assault rifle; two SMG rifles; one Shotgun rifle; 10 magazines among others.

The Police Commissioner disclosed that the suspects will be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded, adding that efforts are still ongoing to apprehend more suspects connected to the gang and recover additional arms and ammunition.