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The Rivers State Police Command has arrested the former commander of the ONELGA Security and Peace Advisory Committee (OSPAC), Felix Nwaobokata, in Omoku.
OSPAC is a vigilante group.
Nwaobokata was found with two human skulls and bones.
His arrest followed a report by the Chairman of the Hausa Indigenous Group in ONELGA, Alhaji Usman Seleh, that OSPAC had abducted a member of his group.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Koko, Nwaobokata had two human skulls and bones in his possession at the time of arrest.
The police also arrested three others, Cheta Benjamin, Joshua Ekwosa, and Innocent Ahiakwu, at the OSPAC camp in Omoku.
Nwaobokata is a principal suspect in the murder of two brothers, Collins and Newman Ugorji, who were killed by OSPAC on May 1st, 2024.
Meanwhile, the police investigation is ongoing, and further arrests have been made.
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, has advised residents to report any complaints of assault, extortion, or illegal detention by vigilante groups to the nearest police station.
The police command, says it will continue to investigate and prosecute any illegal activities by vigilante groups, while recognizing their importance in community policing.
The statement says, “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.
“The ONELGA OSPAC Commander, Felix Nwaobakata, was subsequently arrested in his hideout in Omoku on June 17th, 2023, where two human skulls and human bones were found in his possession.
“The arrested OSPAC Commander, Felix Nwaobakata, is also a principal suspect in the murder of two brothers, Collins Ugorji (32) and Newman Ugorji (39), of the Idu Community in ONELGA. The brothers were killed on May 1st, 2024, by the OSPAC on the allegation that they were kidnappers.
“Their motorcycles were confiscated, and their bodies were taken to the OSPAC Secretariat in Omoku and received by Felix Nwaobakata after residents lamented their criminal actions.”
The statement added that the bodies of the brothers were not seen, and the investigation is ongoing.
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