Prince Woke
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command, attached to the HAWK Tactical Team, recently foiled an armed robbery operation along Igbo Etche Road.
The Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko in a statement on May 28th,2025 said the Hawk police unit received a distress call at about 1840 hours, reporting that a group of armed hoodlums—wielding firearms, cutlasses, and other dangerous weapons—had blocked the Igbo Etche Junction and were actively robbing unsuspecting members of the public of their personal belongings.
“Upon receiving the call, the HAWK Decoy Team operatives swiftly mobilised and responded to the scene. On sighting the police, the hoodlums fled into the nearby bush, abandoning some of their operational items during a hot pursuit.
“Following the chase, the team recovered the following items:
• Two operational motorcycles:
• One black Opel Sum motorcycle (without registration number)
• One black Quilink motorcycle (without registration number)
• One firearm:
• One European high-quality Emerald 12-gauge pump-action rifle
• Ammunition:
• Two live AAA cartridges
• One expended AAA cartridge
“The hoodlums escaped into the forest. However, the recovered items have been secured as exhibits,” SP Koko said.
The Police Image Maker further disclosed that the Investigation is currently ongoing, and efforts are intensifying to apprehend the fleeing members of the notorious robbery syndicate, recover additional operational weapons, and gather further intelligence on their activities.
