On the 22nd December, 2016, the five (5)
suspects mentioned above and other still at large stormed a Branch of Access
Bank PLC in Port Harcourt, relying on information and active involvement of one
of the staff of the Bank, the armed robbers successfully broke down the well
fortified security doors and barriers and took over the banking hall. They were
almost pulling down the vault of the Bank and other strong rooms in the bank
with use of gas cylinder welding machine and iron cutters before the joint
Police Teams of IGP’S Intelligence Response Team and Policemen from Rivers
state Police Command swiftly moved in and dislodged them, thereby foiled the
armed robbery attack on the Bank and made a prompt arrest of three (3) of
the suspects at the scene; namely Samuel
Nwala ‘M’ 28 years, Lucky Ukwuoma ‘M’ 26 years, Kaale Taagabah ‘M’ 27 years
2. In the course of thorough investigation into
the foiled armed robbery attack on the Bank, the principal suspect who is a
staff of the Bank and the master mind of the armed robber attack was
subsequently arrested based on the confessional statements volunteered by the
last three suspects arrested at the scene.
The arrest of the principal suspect
led to the arrest of Ex SGT Promise Ukwuoma who participated actively in the
armed robbery attack on the Bank, the two (2) AK 47 riffles and the ammunition
were recovered from him. All the suspects have volunteered confessional and
useful statements to the Police about the various criminal roles they played in
the commission of the crime.
3. However, concerted efforts are being
intensified to arrest other suspects still at large and bring them to justice.
The case will be charged to court on completion
of investigation.
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