A deadly killer who brutally murdered a DSP of Police during the Rivers rerun election has been arrested after he came to visit his girlfriend from the creek.

Christian Chukwuemeka, the thug who allegedly murdered a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mohammed Alkali, and his driver during the 10th December federal legislative re-run polls in Rivers state has been arrested.

He was reportedly arrested by the police and he afterwards, took them to where he buried the body of the driver – Sergeant Peter Uchi, in Uju Forest, Omoku area of Rivers State. He was nabbed with the late officer’s LG phone following six days of tracking.

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.

Chukwuemeka confessed to the crime stating that he executed the dastardly act with nine members of his gang using seven AK-47 rifles, two pump action guns.

He further narrated how 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 and Kachi Nwokocha, who is their sponsor,” said a top source, who added that serious efforts are being made to arrest remaining gang members.