The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a notorious ‘one chance’ robbery syndicate operating in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
According to a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, the suspects were arrested on January 28, 2025, at about 7pm, along the Eastern by-pass axis of the state capital.
The suspects, comprising three females and two males, were identified as Ifeanyi Ugo, 45; Paulina Ibe, 45; Nneka Precious Sunday, 30; Christopher Ibe, 31; and Oyinyechi Ibe, 48.
The police also recovered the operational vehicle used by the syndicate, a green Volkswagen Vento saloon car with registration number ANAMBRA FGG 40 AA.
Iringe-Koko explained that the Surveillance Patrol Team attached to the Hyper City Unit of the Command received a distress call from the victim, a resident of Federal Housing Estate, Trans-Amadi, who reported that her phone had been stolen by the occupants of the vehicle.
Preliminary investigation is ongoing, with the suspects and the recovered vehicle currently in police custody.
The Rivers State Police Command has reassured the public of its commitment to tackling the menace of “One Chance” criminals who disguise themselves as tricycle and taxi operators to rob unsuspecting passengers.
