Iruoma Okpalaebubu
Rivers State Police has vowed to arrest the killers of a corporal and member of OSPAC, a local security in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the State.
Suspected cultists attacked the Ahoada East council secretariat on Monday evening, and committed the crime.
This incident, Omable African News learnt has left residents of the area in panic, as some of them were sighted on Tuesday, relocating from the community for a safer area.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju has declared war on the manslaughters.
In a statement signed by the Command spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, the CP who visited the scene of crime, directed the Area Commander and DPO to intensify efforts to track down and arrest the perpetrators.
“The Rivers State Police Command condemns the brutal attack carried out by suspected cultists on June 23, 2025, at about 8:00pm. Armed assailants, led by two men, Umegbewe Kingsley a.k.a. ‘Gutam’ and one Opaka (surname unknown), believed to be leaders of the Iceland cult group, stormed the OSPAC office beside the Ahoada East Council Secretariat and opened fire on its operatives.
“During the assault, OSPAC operative Ngozi Ipah was shot. While escaping, the assailants also gunned down a police officer, Corporal Francis Friday, who was on special duty at the Secretariat with the Special Intervention Squad (SIS).
Responding swiftly, Police patrol teams led by the Divisional Police Officer arrived at the scene, but the attackers had already fled”.
CP Adepoju stated that the victims were rushed to the Ahoada General Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds but were pronounced dead on arrival. “Their bodies have been deposited at the hospital morgue for autopsy”.
Meanwhile, the police boss who said he has deployed tactical teams to the area, vowed that the killers of the police officer and the OSPAC operative will not escape justice.
The Command however, urged residents to remain calm and cooperative by reporting any suspicious individuals or activities to the nearest police station.