The people of Emohua Local Government Area of the Rivers State may now begin to heave sighs of relief as the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) appears poised to rid the volatile LGA of crime and criminality.

Four suspected cultists terrorizing Rundele Community in Emohua LGA were gunned down on Friday, June 2, 2023 when they engaged the Police operatives in a gun duel.

Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Polycarp Nwonyi, who appears poised to wage war with criminal elements in the State, told journalists at the Rivers State Police Command Headquarters on Friday, June 2, 2023 that the suspected cultists killed four members of a vigilante group in the area.

He identified the deceased suspects as Chinumezie, popularly called Nigga-Raw, CHISA ORJI, OKONA OKWU and one other yet to be identified are suspected members of a cult group who killed four members of local vigilante group few days ago in Rundele Community.

According to Nwonyi, the cultists, on sighting policemen who were being assisted by members of a local vigilante, engaged in gun battle with the Police leading to the death of four of them.

Recalling his vow on assumption of duty to rid the state of criminal elements, the Rivers CP insisted that the command under his watch will do everything possible to ensure security of lives and properties of Rivers people.

The Commissioner of Police displayed the corpses of the suspected cultists that were killed during the operation, as well as exhibits recovered which include two pump action rifles, one locally made gun and empty cartridges of AK 47.