Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, the
outgoing General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Port Harcourt, who disclosed
this, paraded corpses and arms and ammunition of the deceased gang members on
Sunday in Port Harcourt.
The Nigerian Army says it
has killed Don Wani and two others alleged to have masterminded the murder of
23 worshippers at Omoku town, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Government Area of Rivers.
He said security agencies,
complying with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, trailed Don Wani
and his gang members to their hideout in Enugu.
“We are happy to inform
that Don Wani, a notorious cultist, kidnap kingpin and mass murderer who
masterminded the murder of 23 worshippers returning from crossover service is
dead.
“We traced Wani and some of
his gang members to their hideout in Enugu town where they rented an apartment
and lived with other people in the neighborhood like normal people.
“The criminals were killed
after a combined team of troops of 82 Division Army, Enugu and personnel of
Department of State Security (DSS) raided his hideout to arrest him and his
members,” he said.
Udoh said the criminals on
sighting the advance of security operatives to their residence, attempted to
escape through the back door of the apartment but were shot by troops.
He said others shot dead
were Waney’s second-in-command, Ikechukwu Adiele, and another suspected gang
member, Lucky Ode.
“One of them died on the
spot while the other two who sustained gunshot wounds eventually died on their
way to the hospital.
“Intelligence showed that
the gang was already perfecting plans to attack churches, schools; army and
police locations and residents of Omoku town before the raid on his hideout,”
he said.
The GOC said weapons
recovered from the gang at their hideout are three AK 47 assault rifles and
eight AK 47 magazines, among others.
Also speaking, the
Commissioner of Rivers Police Command, Zaki Ahmed, said the successful
operation was proof to the commitment of security agencies to rid the state of
criminals.
He said that security
agencies were working in synergy to ensure that people lived in harmony and
peace and go about their businesses without fear of molestation.
“Young men and women should
desist from joining up with gangs because at the end of the day, the law will
catch up with them,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) reports that the gang had been on the run after the army raided their
camp and recovered a cache of arms and seven decomposed human skulls on Nov.
21.
Don Waney and his gang
members received amnesty from the Rivers Government in 2016 but later went back
to crime.
(NAN)
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