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Details of how E-Crack officers in Rivers allegedly extorted UNIPORT students at ATM point
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Officers of a Tactical Unit in the Rivers State Police Command, Eagle Crack Unit gave themselves away after an alleged shady operation involving students of the University of Port Harcourt.
Three undergraduate students of the University of Port Harcourt accused officers of the Eagle Crack Unit of extorting 150,000 Naira over allegation that they were internet fraudsters, ‘Yahoo Boys’.
An officer of the E-Crack Unit after the alleged false arrest of the students left his mobile phone in the car.
One of the victims who identified himself as Victor, a final year student of Uniport told DAILY POST that he and “his friends went out to get food around past 11pm on Tuesday, the 16th of February 2021 around Rumualogu/Alakahia car wash here in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area when the officers accosted us for a stop and search.
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The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Eboka, on Friday, ordered the dissolution of the Eagle Crack Squad.
The order to dissolve the squad was made Friday morning, according to the Commands Public Relations Officer SP, Nnamdi Omoni, who also stated that the squad had already been disbanded after a meeting with the Management Team.
The dissolution is coming on the heels of complaints of unprofessional conduct exhibited by the personnel of the unit.
Recall that the CP in his Maiden Press Briefing, on Tuesday, promised to address all cases of infractions by the police and increase supervision of the men, with a stern warning to deal with erring officers and hold DPOs/HODs vicariously liable.
Kidnapped UNIPORT Lecturer, Traditional Ruler Yet To Regain Freedom
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A spokesman of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has confirmed the abduction of Dr Jones Gilbert Ayuwo, a lecturer with the Linguistics and Communications Department.
Sam Kpenu, the university spokesman, said Ayuwo was abducted along the Andoni-Opobo-Ogoni road.
“The incident happened towards the axis of Ogoni. There were three other occupants in the car.
“The kidnappers forcefully ejected the other occupants in the car and forcefully took Dr. Ayuwo into their own car.
“The kidnappers didn t abandon Ayuwo s car.They drove away Ayuwo s car. Since that yesterday till date we have not heard anything from Ayuwo or his kidnappers”.
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