Inspector General of Police Idris
.Arrest vicious armed robbers who specialized in bank robbery; Recover catches of arms and ammunition; Arrest senior Bank Staff and security personnel attached to the Bank involved in the attack
SUSPECTS:
i.Samuel Ndudiri ‘M’ 28 years (staff of the Bank), a principal suspect and the master mind of the foiled armed robbery attack.
ii.Ex SGT Promise Ukwuoma ‘M’ a dismissed Policeman.
iii. Samuel Nwala ‘M’ 28 years
iv. Lucky Ukwuoma ‘M’26 years
v. Kaale Taagabah ‘M’ 27 years
Exhibits:-
i. Two (2) AK 47 Rifles and magazines fully loaded with Ammunition
ii. A welding machine
iii. Two (2) Gas cylinders and iron cutters
iv. A big Chisel
v. Cutting saw
vi. Hammer
vii. Acetylene gas power
On December 22, 2016, the five suspects mentioned above and others still at large stormed a Branch of Access Bank PLC in Port Harcourt. Relying on information and active involvement of one of the staff of the Bank, the armed robbers successfully broke down the well fortified security doors and barriers and took over the banking hall. They were almost pulling down the vault of the Bank and other strong rooms in the bank with the use of gas cylinder welding machine and iron cutters before the joint Police Teams of IGP’s Intelligence Response Team and Policemen from Rivers state Police Command swiftly moved in and dislodged them, thereby foiling the armed robbery attack on the Bank and made a prompt arrest of three of the suspects at the scene; namely Samuel Nwala ‘M’ 28 years, Lucky Ukwuoma ‘M’ 26 years, Kaale Taagabah ‘M’ 27 years.
According to a statement by DCP Don N. Awunah, Force Public Relations Officer, in the course of thorough investigation into the foiled armed robbery attack on the Bank, the principal suspect who is a staff of the Bank and the master mind of the armed robbery attack was subsequently arrested based on the confessional statements volunteered by the last three suspects arrested at the scene. The arrest of the principal suspect led to the arrest of Ex SGT Promise Ukwuoma who participated actively in the armed robbery attack on the Bank. The two AK 47 riffles and the ammunition were recovered from him. All the suspects have volunteered confessional and useful statements to the Police about the various criminal roles they played in the commission of the crime.
However, concerted efforts are being intensified to arrest other suspects still at large and bring them to justice. The case will be charged to court on completion of investigation.
