Police Kill Notorious Kidnapper Of East-West Road Passengers, Hunt For Others
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A notorious kidnapper in Rivers state, Brown Ike Ekwueme (a k a Lucifer), has been killed by men of the state Police command on Monday.
The spokesman of the police in the state, Nnamdi Omoni who broke the news in a statement in Port Harcourt the state capital last night said, Ekweme was killed by men of Operation Sting in a part of the state.
Omoni alleges that the deceased was responsible for the hijack of passenger vehicles and kidnappings along Rundele axis of Emohua Local Government area of the state.
He described the alleged criminal as the most wanted kidnapper along the East-West road area of the LGA and assured that his gang members are also being trailed to ensure they are arrested.
The statement said, “The most wanted notorious kidnapper from Egamini Rundele, in Emohua LGA, Ekweme Brown Ike, AKA Lucifer, has been killed by men of the Operation Sing, in a Sting Operation led by the Commander, ACP Shem
“Ekweme is responsible for all the kidnappings and hijack of Commercial Buses on the Ndele axis of the East/West Road.
“The entire Rundele Community has been thrown into a wild jubilation as a result of his death.
“Meanwhile, efforts are on to arrest his confederates in crime.
The Nation
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