Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested the Commander of a vigilante group, ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), identified as Felix Nwaobakat, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state after his refusal to honour several police invitations.
The state’s Police PRO, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement in Port Harcourt, said three other members of the vigilante group were also arrested in connection with an att@ck on Omoku Police Station.
“The Rivers State Police Command has commenced a clampdown on the excesses of vigilante groups operating within the state.
This follows numerous complaints about the operations of the ONELGA Security and Peace Advisory Committee (OSPAC) in different parts of the State, predominantly in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA (ONELGA), as well as clashes with other security agencies by this vigilante group.
On May 9th, 2024, Alhaji Usman Seleh, the Chairman of the Hausa Indigenous Group in ONELGA, reported that OSPAC had abducted a member of his group. He proceeded to report the matter to the Police. Consequently, the Police invited the ONELGA OSPAC Commander, Felix Nwaobakata, who refused to honour several invitations.
Instead, the OSPAC outfit coordinated an att@ck on the Police Division in Omoku but the att@ck was thwarted as the Police repelled them.
Following this development, Tactical Units of the Command stormed the ONELGA OSPAC Camp at Omoku and arrested Cheta Benjamin, Joshua Ekwosa, Innocent Ahiakwu, and four others.
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