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Three Arrested in Rivers State for Illicit Drugs and $71,500 Fraud – Ravenewsonline

Zone 16 Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities in Rivers State.

The zone spokesman in Yenagoa, SP Gunn Emonena, in a statement on Saturday, December 7, 2024, said the Zonal Financial and Cyber Crime unit, based on credible intelligence, stormed Rumukparali Community in Obio/Akpo Local Government of Rivers to arrest the suspects.

Emonena said that the three suspects namely Billion Ndubuisi, Charles Amachree, and Martins Chinemike confessed to having impersonated Ryam Bill, a US-based luminary and defrauded one St. Andrea and Charlen Zielinsky to the tune of 71,500 US Dollars.

He said that during the execution of a search in their premises, wraps of illicit hard drugs suspected to be hemp, two vehicles, two laptops and 10 phones were recovered.

“The suspects through their agent offered the sum of 17,000 US Dollars bribe which was rejected by our well-trained reformed officers. The money is registered and will be tendered as exhibits in court,” Emonena said.

According to him, the AIG of the zone, Adebola Hamzat, has reiterated his dedication to protecting the lives and property of citizens within his jurisdiction and the country at large.

He noted that the Nigeria Police Force, under the astute leadership of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has reasserted its dedication towards ensuring the safety and security of all citizens.

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