POLICE BREAK UP ONE-CHANCE SYNDICATE IN RIVERS, ARREST FIVE SUSPECTS
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The Rivers State Police Command announced that its officers dismantled a one-chance syndicate and apprehended five suspects, including three women, along the Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt.
The police explained that the arrests followed a distress call from a female victim, who alerted authorities after being attacked by the occupants of a car, which then sped away.
Grace Iringe-Koko, the State Police Command spokesperson, shared this information in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, which was sent to the media.
Responding to the distress call, the police’s ‘Surveillance Patrol Team’ stationed near a popular mall in the city quickly mobilized and pursued the suspects, successfully capturing five individuals and recovering the vehicle.
The statement reads, “The Rivers State Police Command has made another significant breakthrough, apprehending five suspects allegedly involved in a “One Chance” syndicate.
“On the 28th of January, 2025, at about 0900 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.
“The team swiftly took action, intercepted the vehicle, and arrested the following suspects: Ifeanyi Ugo, age 45, Paulina Ibe (female), (45), Nneka Precious Sunday (female), age 30, Christopher Ibe, (31), Oyinyechi Ibe (female), (48).
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“A preliminary investigation is ongoing, with the suspects and the recovered vehicle currently in police custody. 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.”
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