Rivers: Police Arrest Suspected Car Snatcher Seen In Viral Video

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command person arrested 1 of the suspected car snatchers successful Choba axis of Port Harcourt, seen connected a video that has gone viral connected societal media.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) successful the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, successful a connection issued successful Port Harcourt connected Thursday, identified the fishy arsenic Iruo Young, antheral and aged 42 years.

Iringe-Koko, who stated that Young was arrested astatine his hideout successful the Ikoku axis of the Rivers State capital, pointed retired that the fishy voluntarily confessed to the crime, providing elaborate accusation astir his engagement successful the robbery incident.

The connection read: “The Rivers State Police Command has made different singular accomplishment successful a swift cognition and probe into the viral video circulating connected the societal media space, depicting an equipped robbery incidental astatine Choba country of Port Harcourt connected October 15, 2025.

“The incidental which occurred astatine astir 1500hrs, progressive the snatching of a Toyota Avalon car astatine gunpoint.

“Through intelligence-led policing and method support, operatives of the Command has successfully apprehended 1 of the suspects, identified arsenic Iruo Young M. ‘m’ aged 42 years, astatine his hideout successful Ikoku, Port Harcourt.

“During interrogation, the fishy voluntarily confessed to the crime, providing elaborate accusation astir his engagement successful the robbery incident.

“The fishy is presently successful Police custody, and an in-depth probe has been launched to apprehend the different fleeing suspects, retrieve the stolen vehicle, and retrieve the firearms utilized successful the committee of the crime.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police,
Olugbenga Adepoju, has commended the operatives progressive successful the cognition for their diligence and swift response, which led to the suspect’s arrest.

Adepoju expressed gratitude to the nationalist for their enactment and practice successful sharing credible accusation that facilitated the arrest.

He warned that the authorities would not supply a hiding spot for criminals, emphasising the Command’s committedness to ensuring the information and information of lives and property in the state.