Rivers Police Operatives Nabs One Chance Robbery Syndicate, Arrests Five Suspects
By Prince Woke
The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended five suspects allegedly involved in a “One Chance” robbery.
A statement on February 5, 2025 by the Spokesperson for the Command, Grace Iringe Koko, who is also a Superintendent of Police, SP disclosed that on the 28th of January, 2025, at about 09:00 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.
She said the team swiftly took action, intercepted the vehicle, and arrested the following suspects:
• 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
• Oyinyechi Ibe (female), aged 48 years
SP Koko stated that the preliminary investigation is ongoing, and the suspects and the recovered vehicle are currently in police custody.
She added that 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.
