The suspects were arrested while transporting a suspected stolen Volkswagen Golf to meet a buyer.
He added that investigation is ongoing to arrest his fleeing accomplices.
He was declared the winner after polling 17,342 votes.
He said his decision was based on the party’s lingering internal crises.
The ICPC told the Peoples Gazette that the family’s claims “are not the facts, as they should be.”
Mr Morka stated, “The governor is the leader of our party in all the states of Nigeria, not just in the Rivers State. That we’ve made very clear.”
62 rustled livestock, two AK-47 rifles and a motorcycle were recovered in the operations.
According to the police spokesperson, the recovered Toyota RAV4 belongs to a Lagos resident.
He said the development raises concerns about the use of state power to intimidate perceived political opponents.
Manir Dan ‘Iya, a former deputy governor under Aminu Tambuwal in Sokoto, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 elections.
