9th February, 2016
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Detectives from the Rivers State Police Command Tuesday at about 5 am stormed the criminal hideout in a slum called Ibadan Waterfront in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, southern Nigeria, and made arrests.
Ahmad Muhammad, the Police Public Relations Office, said the police, acting on a tip off, arrested four suspected criminals and recovered five AK-47 rifles.
The Police Command said it got information from a patriotic citizen about a suspicious movement at Ibadan Waterfront.
A quick response by police teams led to the arrest of four suspects namely, Francis Anderson, 38, Gift David, 18, Richard Toria, 23, and a lady, Barikwa Godspower, 32.
Items recovered from them include five AK-47 rifles, six magazines and 120 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.
Other items also recovered from the are: two Toyota Camry vehicles with registration numbers MUS 583 DF, and SMK 577 BZ.
The police said suspects are undergoing interrogation.