Officers Detained As Gunmen Invades Rivers Police Station, Release Detainees

Some officers of Rivers State Police Command have been detained by gunmen suspected to be cultists who reportedly broke into the Okrika Police Division and freed detainees.

According to Punch, a police officer confirmed that more 10 suspects in detention, including some hardened criminals, were set free by the gunmen who invaded the police station at about 2 am on Tuesday.

The source said, “The incident has been reported to the Force Headquarters in Abuja as well as the state Police Command, Moscow Road, in Port Harcourt.

“The hoodlums broke the padlock of the cell, and also opened the backdoor of the cell where the detainees escaped from around 2am on Tuesday. The policemen on duty at the time the cell break occurred will account for the incident.”

When contacted, the acting spokesperson of the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying the policemen on duty at the time of the incident are being detained.

Iringe-Koko also said the state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, has ordered that the matter be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for proper investigation.

She said, “We are aware of the incident that happened in Okrika. We only have skeletal information now. But the CP has ordered that the matter he transferred to the state CID, while the police officers have been detained.”

KanyiDaily had reported how Anambra State Police PRO, Princess Nkeiruka Nwode built a beautiful bungalow for a poor widow who lived in a mud house in Ebonyi State.