Police arrest two robbers who raped pregnant woman in Rivers

The Police Command in Rivers State has arrested two armed robbery suspects who allegedly raped a pregnant woman during one of their operations.

This was made known to the press by the spokesperson of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko on Monday, August 1.

The PPRO said the two suspects, Saviour Gbarale, 24, and Onyedikachi Uhala, 18, of Etche Street in Borikiri, Port Harcourt, were arrested by operatives of the C4i Intelligence Unit of the command.

"The suspects specialize in housebreaking and have been linked to series of recent armed robberies in the Port Harcourt metropolis and its environs. Investigations also revealed that the suspects raped and sexually abused a pregnant woman in the cause of their nefarious operations." she stated.