The Rivers State Police Command stated it’s closing in on infamous cult chief Present Okpara, who was wished for the homicide of Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashin in September 2023.
Earlier experiences had revealed that the late Angbashim was deceived by the daring sect members who fooled him into displaying their willingness to give up their weapons and embrace amnesty.
The command, nonetheless, stated it recovered 4 20 KVA generator units from Okpara's hideout, popularly often known as '2-Baba', which he seized from an organization.
In line with police, the wished chief of the Icelandic cult group had seized the belongings of an unnamed firm for refusing to pay him an unlawful levy of N20 million often known as 'matching floor' levied by cult members in some communities had been imposed on people or organizations.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday whereas returning the belongings (4 20 KVA mills) to the corporate in Port Harcourt.
DCP Adepoju acknowledged: “I’m right here at present representing the Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, at hand over some Perkins mills, 4 recovered by our tactical groups seized from the infamous most wished prison in Rivers, David Present, also called 2 Baba and his gang. who killed SP Bako Angbashin DPO of Ahoada Police Division few months in the past.
“These mills had been intercepted by him (2 Baba) some months in the past when he went to a location stated for use by the corporate at Odiemude neighborhood in Ahoada East native authorities space.
“He seized it and demanded N20m, 5 million naira for every generator earlier than it could possibly be launched to the corporate.
“Whereas we had been searching for him, we had been in a position to come throughout the mills in his hideout. Our males have tactically cordoned off the place and recovered the mills.
“We have now the mills right here with us. At this time we need to current it to the corporate. For safety causes I don’t need to point out the title of the corporate.
“They’re right here with us now. That is one among our achievements. We’re nonetheless following him and by the grace of God we’ll catch him.”
The DCP, Operations, stated the command will make the state uninhabitable for prison components by chasing them to their hideouts wherever they might be.
Adepoju added: “We warn every other one who needs to deliver crime again into the system whereas we urge anybody whose properties these individuals nonetheless need to make an official report back to the command in order that we will do the mandatory doing.”
In the meantime, in an interview with journalists, one of many firm's representatives thanked the police for his or her efforts to get better the belongings.
In line with him, “I wish to take this chance to thank the Rivers State Police Command for this achievement. These mills had been seized a number of months in the past and all makes an attempt to get them again failed and we reported it to the police.
“They did a incredible job even sacrificing their males to get again our belongings and in addition handing them over to us peacefully and with none obligation.
“That is commendable. I’ve recognized the CP for a very long time. He is an effective police officer who has loads of respect for him.”
Though the primary suspect stays at giant, Onyekachi Okowa, 2-Baba's second-in-command, was arrested by police in November 2023.
