Soldiers’ Killing: Police Arrest Former Rivers’ Vigilante Commander, 12 Others

Rivers State Police command has arrested commander of the disbanded OSPAC vigilante group, Nyeche Ajuru, who was involved in a face-off with personnel of the Nigerian Army at Ndele community in Emohua local government area of the state, leading to the death of two soldiers.

This is as it said its operatives arrested 12 suspected members of a syndicate involved in fake recruitment and training of unsuspecting Nigerians for ready overseas job opportunities.

Addressing newsmen at Police headquarters in Port Harcourt yesterday, the commissioner of police, Nwonyi Emeka said the former vigilante commander and another suspect, were arrested during a ‘stop and search’ by men of the Anti-cultism Unit of the command along Aluu-UDSS road, near the University of Port Harcourt.

Emeka said: “Operatives of the Anti-cultism Unit of the command, on Thursday, 22nd June 2023 at about 4pm, while on stop and search along Aluu UDSS Road, stopped a Toyota Corolla car with registration number SPR 32 HA, ash in colour.

“During a search of the vehicle and its occupants, one AK47 rife with 23 rounds of live ammunition with Breech No. 5652; two walkie-talkies, a police face cap,  constabulary police ID card,  python dance base face cap, two phones, and other assorted charms were recovered.

“The two occupants are both from Ndele community in Emoaha LGA.

“One of the suspects confessed to having engaged the Army in Ndele, where two soldiers were killed. The suspect have expressed readiness to disclose all necessary information which will assist the Police in its investigations.”.

The commissioner also said on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at about 1030am, one Thankgod Woruka was arrested in connection with the abduction of Hon. Justice Azunda, chief protocol to former chief of staff, Hon. Emeka Woke, who was abducted on June 4, 2023.

He said, “the said suspect during interrogation, confessed that he knew where the abducted victim was buried. He led patrol teams to the forest, where he showed the victim’s grave site and also the camp of the dreaded kidnapper “Wordi,” where one Motorcycle, AK 47, an empty magazine, and three ATM cards were found; two of the ATM cards bore the name of the abducted victim.

“The body of the late Hon. Justice Azunda has been exhumed by the Health Department of the LGA and deposited at Delight Mortuary for autopsy.”