Anthony Iwuoma
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have paraded two robbers, who raped a pregnant woman.
The duo, who raped the victim during one of their operations, was among seven suspected hoodlums, including a car-snatching syndicate and robbers nabbed in various parts of Port Harcourt and its environs.
According to a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, notable among the cases involved was the arrest of Saviour Gbarale, 24, and Onyedikachi Uhala, 18, on Etche Street in Borikiri, Port Harcourt, by operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit of the command.
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“The suspects specialise in house breaking and have been linked to series of recent armed robberies in the Port Harcourt metropolis and its environs,” the statement said.
“Investigations also revealed that the suspects raped and sexually abused a pregnant woman in the cause of their nefarious operations.
“Similarly, on July 24, 2022, operatives of C4i Intelligence Unit, while on a routine anti-crime patrol along Eleme Road Junction, ran into a gang of armed robbers.
“The police operatives engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel. The duo was subdued by police superior firepower. One Victor Okona, 23, and Onuoha John Odinaka, aka Precious, 22, of Farm Road, Eleme Junction, were arrested, while others escaped with varying degrees of injury.”
