The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four persons suspected to be involved in the armed robbery attack on a female hostel at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, about two weeks ago.
The Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, who disclosed this while speaking on a live radio programme, monitored in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Tuesday, said some of the suspects were not students of the university.
Nwonyi stated that three pistols were recovered from the suspected armed robbers, adding that investigation was still on to arrest other members of the gang.
Meanwhile, victims of the alleged N6.5million extortion by officers of the Nigeria Police Force have narrated their ordeal in the hands of the four policemen, who are currently under detention on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka.
One of the victims, Promise Patrick, who spoke behalf of two others, told journalists that the policemen took them from Ikiri Junction, Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state.
Nwonyi had on Monday paraded the four policemen, who are from a neighbouring State Command, before journalists at the Police headquarters in Port Harcourt.
Patrick stated that while he was driving, the policemen, numbering about six and heavily armed, double-crossed his car and forced him and other two occupants of the vehicle.
He said the now detained police officers took them from Omoku to several places in Rivers State, then to Bayelsa State, before moving them to Delta State, where they spent two days.
Patrick stated that while the sum of ₦2million was forcefully withdrawn from one of the victims, the sum of ₦4.5 million was taken from him.
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