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The Rivers State Police Command said its officers arrested a suspected six-man criminal gang on the Elele-Owerri Road in Rivers State.

It said the suspects were arrested during a stop-and-search operation, adding that five firearms, military and other security gears were recovered in the vehicles conveying the gang.

The spokesperson for the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to newsmen.

Iringe-Koko said the arms and ammunition recovered included two English-made automatic revolvers, pointing out that all the suspects hailed from Kogi State.