
Mkpoikana Udoma
14 August 2018, Sweetcrude, Port Harcourt — The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder in Port Harcourt, has arrested four suspected sea pirates at Iwofe waterfront in Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The base operating officer, NNS Pathfinder, Commander Ikenna Okolagu, while parading the suspects told newsmen that the suspects were responsible for the recent increase in crime rate around the Rumuolumeni waterways in Port Harcourt.
Okolagu said the four suspects, who confessed to be members of a secret cult group, would be handed over to the Nigerian Police for further investigation and prosecution.
He explained that such items as a locally made pistol, four live cartridges, cannabis, phones and tramadol were recovered from the suspects.
According to him, “At about 08.45hours on Wednesday, 08 August 2018, four suspected sea robbers who are also members of the dreaded Dey-Gbam cult were arrested at Iwofe waterfront by one of the base patrol element.
“During investigation they confessed to be members of Dey-Gbam cult. The four suspects are hereby handed over to the Nigeria Police, to enable the Nigeria Police conduct further investigations with the view to possible prosecution.”