The Rivers Police Command said on Thursday that it had arrested five robbery suspects at a pipeline, in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area.

DSP Ahmad Muhammad, the Public Relations Officer of the command, disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt.

The statement said the suspects, all men, were arrested in the early hours of Thursday by a special team in charge of pipelines.

It said weapons recovered from them were: two AK 47 rifles; one pump action gun; one bereta pistol; 19 rounds of assorted live ammunition; three magazines and eight cartridges.

“ Preliminary investigation indicated that the gang was responsible for series of armed robbery and kidnappings around Ubima and environs, “ it said. (NAN)

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