Rivers: Police Nab 5 Suspected Members Of ‘One Chance’ Robbery Syndicate

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested five persons, including three females, who are suspected members of a ‘one chance’ robbery syndicate in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, said the suspects were arrested after robbing their victim, a female within the Eastern by-pass axis of the state capital.

Iringe-Koko, who said the operational vehicle of the syndicate, a green Volkswagen Vento saloon car with registration number ANAMBRA FGG 40 AA, was also recovered, gave the names of the suspects as Ifeanyi Ugo (male), aged 45 years, Paulina Ibe (female), aged 45 years, Nneka Precious Sunday (female), aged 30 years, Christopher Ibe (male), aged 31 years and Onyinyechi Ibe (female), aged 48 years.

The statement reads in part: “The Rivers State Police Command has made another significant breakthrough, apprehending five suspects allegedly involved in a ‘One Chance’ syndicate.

“On the 28th of January, 2025, at about 0900 hours, the Surveillance Patrol Team attached to the Hyper City Unit of the Rivers State Police Command, while on patrol along NLNG Road, Eastern Bypass, Port Harcourt, received a distress call from a victim (name withheld), a female resident of Federal Housing Estate, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt.

“She reported that her phone had been stolen by the occupants of a green Volkswagen Vento saloon car with registration number ANAMBRA FGG 40 AA.

“A preliminary investigation is ongoing, with the suspects and the recovered vehicle currently in police custody.

“The Rivers State Police Command remains committed to tackling the menace of ‘One Chance’ criminals who disguise themselves as tricycle and taxi operators to rob unsuspecting passengers.”