Police Foil Armed Robbery Operation At Igbo Etche, Recover Firearm, Ammunition, Motorcycles  

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has foiled an armed robber operation at Igbo Etche junction in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police (SP), who disclosed this on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said the Police acted in response to a distress call.

“Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command, attached to the HAWK Tactical Team, received a distress call on the 15th of May, 2025, at about 1840 hours, reporting that a group of armed hoodlums – wielding firearms, cutlasses, and other dangerous weapons—had blocked the Igbo Etche Junction and were actively robbing unsuspecting members of the public of their personal belongings.”

“Upon receiving the call, operatives of the HAWK Decoy Team swiftly mobilized and responded to the scene.”  

“On sighting the police, the hoodlums fled into the nearby bush, abandoning some of their operational items during a hot pursuit.”

“Following the chase, the team recovered the following items: two operational motorcycles, one black Opel Sum motorcycle (without registration number), one black Quilink motorcycle (without registration number), one firearm, one European high-quality Emerald 12-gauge pump-action rifle, ammunition, two live AAA cartridges and weapons, and gather further intelligence on their activities.”

The Rivers State Police Command has recently in conjunction with sister security services launched an aggressive action against criminals and criminality which has resulted in the decimation of several offenders and routed their hideouts.