An inspector attached to the Woji Division of the Rivers State Police Command was on Sunday attacked, robbed, and assaulted by more than 20 youths in Nkpolu community.
The command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident in a statement, explaining that the officer had gone to visit his pregnant girlfriend when he was ambushed.
She said, “On 24th August 2025 at about 1:40 p.m., an Inspector of Police, Inspr Joshua Nyian, attached to Woji Division, reported a case of assault and stealing.
“According to the report, at about 10:20 a.m. on the same date, while returning from work, the officer stopped at Nkpolu to see his woman friend, who is pregnant for him. He was suddenly accosted by the Nkpolu youth president, the community chairman, and about 20 youths.
“They allegedly assaulted him by beating him up, dragged him to the main road, seized his police identity card and phone, recorded him on video, and forcefully collected the sum of seventy-eight thousand naira (N78,000) from him.”
The victim further alleged that the youth president had been making advances toward his girlfriend, a development that might have led to the assault.
Iringe-Koko added that efforts were underway to bring those involved to justice.
“Frantic efforts are ongoing for the youth president with others involved to come forward to make a statement for discreet investigation,” she stated.