Shocking! Gang Member Arrested for Beheading Police Officer in Rivers, Leads Officers to Officer's Shallow Grave (Photos)

The suspect who beheaded DSP Alkali, has led police operatives to where police driver, Sgt. Peter Uchi was buried in a shallow grave, as the patrol vehicle was recovered.

The shallow grave where the police officer was buried

 

A member of the gang that killed Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mohammed Alkali, and his driver in Uju Forest in the Omoku area of Rivers State, has been arrested by the gallant officers of the Nigerian Police with the late officer's LG phone. 

 

Speaking exclusively to SaharaReporters, a top police sources disclosed that 22-year-old Christian Chukwuemela Ekikeme, was nabbed at about 6:00pm on Saturday, following six days of tracking the cult gang that ambushed and killed Alkali and his driver, Sergeant Peter Uchi, during the December 10 federal legislative re-run polls in the state.

 

 

The arrest was assisted by the support of the Police Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) and the 48 Division of Police Mobile. Police sources disclosed that Ekiekeme, also known as Prince Okoroma, an indigene of Okposi village, near Omoku, was arrested by the operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Response Team (IRT) in Omoku, when he came out from the creek to visit his girlfriend. 

 

Sources revealed that he confessed to the beheading of the DSP, adding that his head and driver's body were thrown into a river while the white Mitsubishi pick-up van belonging to the police was parked deep in Uju Forest with the key stuck in the ignition.  

 

Police officer killed

 

"He also confessed that he and nine members of his gang members have seven AK-47 rifles, two pump action guns and that they ambushed the police team because they felt they were against their party.

"He listed other gang members as Kelvin, John Ahiaikwo, Chukwuemela AKA Jungle Justice, Izu, Bright (Gang leader), Okechukwu, Ngozi, Christian, himself, and Kachi Nwokocha, who is their sponsor," said a top source, who added that serious efforts are being made to arrest remaining gang members.

 

 

Earlier on Monday, police detectives were led to Uju Forest where the white police pick-up vehicle was parked beside a shallow grave where Sgt. Uchi was buried.