Police Corporal Arrested For Robbery, Car Snatching In Rivers State | READ DETAILS
A Police Corporal, Bright Okay Wamadi, has been arrested alongside two other armed robbers for robbery and car snatching; one Toyota Corolla 2995 model with Reg. No. Rivers BNY 741 FV grey colour at gunpoint around Apostolic Church Gateway in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The robbers had succeeded in robbing the victim and snatching his vehicle until operatives of the C4i Intelligence Team on routine patrol gave them a hot chase and recovered the vehicle including one single barrel locally made gun with one live cartridge.
According to the state Police PRO, three suspects were arrested while one of the gang members fled.
Meanwhile, Wamadi has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force according to the PRO.
He said;
“On Thursday, men of the C4i Intelligence Team while on routine patrol became suspicious of a Toyota Corolla 2005 model with Reg. No. Rivers BNY 741 FV along Ada George Road, Port Harcourt, which aligned with an earlier intelligence the team had received.
“The team gave them a hot chase, and eventually intercepted the vehicle. Three armed robbers, Cpl. Bright Okay Wamadi ‘M’ (a police officer), Samuel Charles ‘M,’ and Michael Nwachukwu ‘M, were arrested while one member of the gang escaped.
“It was discovered that the four-armed robbers robbed a victim (name withheld) in a bid to snatch his Toyota Corolla 2005 Model with Reg. No. Rivers BNY 741 FV grey colour at gunpoint around Apostolic Church Gateway, Port Harcourt.
“The suspects confessed to the crime, while the Police Officer Cpl. Bright Okey has been tried and dismissed upon conclusion of the investigation in line with police internal procedures.”
