Three killed as Police raid kidnappers’ den in Rivers
The operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralised no fewer than three suspected cultists and kidnappers terrorising the Emohua axis of the East-West Road in the state.
Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, the state Commissioner of Police , while briefing the newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Port Harcourt, said: “Operatives of the Rivers State Command on June 16, 2023, at 3:30 pm stormed the hideout of kidnappers, located at Ishiodu Forest in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“On sighting the operatives, the kidnappers opened fire. But, due to the superior firepower of the operatives, three of the kidnappers were fatally wounded.”
The police boss said the suspects were confirmed dead at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, adding that Two AK-47 with eight magazines, loaded with 70 rounds of live ammunition, and 10 cartridges were recovered from them.
