The Police in Rivers State have arrested a group of armed robbers/cultists who have been terrorising communities in Khana Local Council including burgling the residence of an Army personnel.

The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said operatives of the command on January 2, arrested three armed robbers who are members of the Dey-well cult group in Khana Local Council of the state.

The suspects are a 24-year-old male named Thank-God Francis, 26-year-old Bariakpe Itaa and 24-year-old Golden Felix, all from the Gbam Boue community in Khana council..

Iringe-Koko said the police responded to intelligence reports of the gang’s operations in Gbam-Boue, Kono-Boue and other neighbouring communities and promptly arrested them.

She said items recovered from the gang, after searching their houses, included five pieces of military camouflage uniform, one pair of camouflage shoes, one military cap, one mobile police uniform, a small bag containing electrical tools, one live AK 47 7.6mm ammunition, one live cartridge, one solar panel, and some electrical wires suspected to have been stolen from one Gift Nuep ‘m,’ of Uegwere Boue Community, a serving military officer attached to Borno State.

She said the suspects are in custody while investigation is ongoing.