Police in Rivers arrest witch doctor, 25 others in car snatching ring crackdown
The Rivers State Police Command recently made a breakthrough in the fight against crime by parading renowned Juju Priest, Ugochukwu Onuigbo, along with 25 other suspects suspected of being part of a car snatching syndicate in Rivers State.
Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, elaborated on the arrests during a presentation at the Command Headquarters on Moscow Road in Port Harcourt.
The CP further said, “For some time
now we have noticed that a lot of cars were being stolen and some robbed in town and we tasked officers of our tactical team and our investigators to move into it.
Today, I am very happy to inform you that about 26 suspects who specialise in stealing vehicles and robbing them have been arrested. Our greatest joy is the arrest of Chidozie Anthony Onyekwe and Kelechi Igwe.”
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Disu further stated that “Chidozie is the leader of persons who come into Rivers State to steal cars. Not only does he come in here, he trains his men well. He is linked to all the suspects here who have been arrested before for this same offense of stealing cars.
“At the same time Kelechi Igwe is an expert at removing trackers from vehicles. Almost all the vehicles stolen from Rivers State must pass through Kelechi for him to remove the trackers for them. He’s also a wonderful mechanic.”
Disu further revealed that most of the stolen cars are taken to Mgbuka Obosi in Onitsha, Anambra State where they are (sic) ‘piecesed’ and sold as scrap.
“In total, 79 vehicles have been linked to the suspects, who the CP said met each other while incarcerated in the correctional centres.
“17 vehicles in total have also been recovered, and some returned to their owners.
