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Police arrest ‘notorious cult leader’ in Rivers
Police arrest ‘notorious cult leader’ in Rivers
Suspected notorious cult leader, Barikui Amanyie, 35, have been arrested by a detachment of policemen after a manhunt to capture him was declared.
Spokesperson of the Police Command in Rivers, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrest of the ‘Iceland’ cult leader in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
She said that Amanyie, popularly known as ‘Lawyer’ and together with his suspected murderous gang, were responsible for several attacks and killings of innocent victims in the state.
“Amanyie, who hails from Kaanii in Khana area of Rivers, has been on the command watchlist since Dec. 31, 2021, after he and five others murdered Mr Lioneda Lebari.
“Lebari was tracked by the gang after he withdrew his annual savings of N150,000 from a local thrift collector.
“The deceased was tracked to Oil Mill Junction, attacked, robbed, and stabbed multiple times by Amanyie and his gang before they (hoodlums) left him to die from his wounds.
Iringe-Koko said after the matter was reported to the police, a manhunt was launched to arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
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“Upon his resumption of duty, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, directed all tactical units and divisions to intensify efforts to apprehend all wanted criminals in the command watchlist.
“Before Amanyie’s arrest, he had been hiding and switching hideouts regularly to evade arrest.
“However, on Dec. 20, our anti kidnapping unit responded to a tip-off and apprehended the suspect in his hideout at Eleme area of the state,” she added.
The police spokesperson said items recovered from the suspect were locally made pistols and other items believed to be charms.
She said the suspect had confessed to the crime and had already been charged on two-count charges of murder and cultism.
According to her, the police command had also intensified efforts to apprehend other fleeing members of the murderous gang.
“CP Disu has expressed his satisfaction with the promptness of the men of the command in dealing with the suspect on our watchlist.
“The commissioner of police has charged officers not to relent in the campaign against crime as the command gains ground on crime and criminality in the state.
“Disu has vowed that the command would ensure that other members of the gang who murdered Lebari are brought to justice soon,” Iringe-Koko stated.
Police arrest ‘notorious cult leader’ in Rivers
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
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