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Khana Cashier’s Death:
UST
Final Year Student, Others Nabbed For Armed Robbery
A final year student of the Department of Accounting in
the Rivers State University of Science and Technology
(RSUST), Port Harcourt, one Princewill Zornata and
Emmanuel Dum-Ale have been nabbed by the Rivers State
Police Command for their involvement in the alleged armed
robbery operation which led to the killing of the cashier of
Khana Local Government Area along Kira-Bori route in the ember
month' 2011.
Parading the suspected armed robbers before newsmen at Police
Officers' Mess, Old Forces Avenue, GRA in Port Harcourt Monday,
January 2, 2012, the Commissioner of Police, Barr Suleiman Abba
disclosed that the notorious gang of armed robbers who had been
brandishing sophisticated weapons were arrested.
Abba hinted that the driver of the chairman of Khana Local
Government Area leaked out the information on the withdrawal of
money by the cashier to the hoodlums, saying that the cashier
was escorted by two policemen.
He said that the armed robbers waylaid and fired at them along
the Kira-Bori route, while the two policemen responded by firing
back and one of the suspects sustained gunshot wounds and ran to
Aba in Abia State for treatment, noting that during the
incident, the Khana council cashier was killed by the armed
robbers.
According to him, “as the suspect was receiving treatment, the
police went to Aba and he was arrested, following assistance by
policemen from the Abia Police Command. Also, one of the
suspects led the police to their hideout at Akwa Ibom State and
weapons were recovered”.
“Among the weapons recovered included 4 AK47 rifles, FMG gun, 20
rounds of ammunition kept in the suspect's (Princewill) house.
He had also escaped with bullet wounds. This is not the first
time that the Rivers State Police command had been firing at the
suspect. He is a notorious criminal. His Toyota Camry model car
was also recovered, but the driver of the council chairman is
still at large and has been declared wanted.”
Answering questions, the police commissioner disclosed that
investigation reveals that the driver to the council chairman
had already taken two days casual leave prior to the incident
and had paid part payment for a piece of land, waiting for his
share of the deal.
When interviewed, the suspected armed robber, Princewill Zornata,
29, disclosed that he hails from Korokoro Community in Tai Local
Government Area and further claimed to be a final year student
of the Department of Accounting in the RSUST, Port Harcourt.
He denied involvement in the armed robbery operation, adding
that he called the police emergency number which aided arrest of
the suspected armed robber.
According to him, on December 9, 2011 Emma Dum-Ale called him
for an armed robbery operation but he didn't join him.
When asked, Zornata said he sustained gunshot wound on his way
to sell a stolen vehicle given to him by Emma Dum Ale.
Also fielding questions, the suspect, Emmanuel Dum-Ale said he
hails from Beeri community in Khana Local Government Area,
adding that one Neele alias Bishop from Gwara community in Khana
LGA masterminded the deal and admitted that the chairman's
driver leaked out the information to them.###
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