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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Bayelsa State Police Command has disclosed that it arrested one of the suspected killers of the former Divisional Police Officer, Ahoada Division, Rivers State, late SP Bako Angbashim.
A statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Asinim Butswat, on Saturday identified the suspect as Onyekachi Ikowa, who is the second in command to TuBaba of the Icelander cult group.
Butswat said Ikowa was arrested at a hideout in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Saturday following credible intelligence.
He added that the suspect had been handed over to the Rivers State Police Command.
“Police operatives in Bayelsa State have nabbed one of the killers of Late SP Bako Angbashim, former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, Rivers State.
“The suspect, one Onyekachi Ikowa ‘m’ 43 years, the second in command to TuBaba of the dreaded Icelander cult group, was arrested on 18 November, 2023 based on credible intelligence that he was hibernating in Yenagoa after participating in the callous murder of Late SP Bako Angbashim, in September 2023.
“The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, CP Francis Iduh has charged police operatives to fish out any of his cohorts who are hiding in Bayelsa State. He stressed that the Bayelsa Command under his watch would not be a haven for criminals to hide.
“The suspect has been handed over to the Rivers Police Command for further investigation,” the statement read.