Rivers Police Kills Another East-West Road Kidnap Kingpin, Bobby-Devil
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State Police Command has said that a notorious gang leader in the state has been killed.
According to the Command, the Bori Police Station led by the DPO, in a coordinated operation trailed one Linus Lebari ‘m’ 35yrs AKA ‘BOBBY’ also known as “DEVIL” from Tekon Sogho in Khana LGA of Rivers State, to their hideout in a forest at Okwale in the boundary between Rivers and Abia States.
The hoodlums on noticing irregular movements around their camp, started shooting randomly but in a return fire from the Police, one of them was fatally wounded, who was later identified to be Linus Lebari from Tekon Sogho, the leader of the kidnapping gang responsible for all the attacks on the Ogoni axis of the East/West Road and whose gang has killed over 30 people in the two LGAs of Khana and Gokana, after collecting ransom.
In the wake of the Operation, two Police Officers sustained gunshot wounds and are currently responding to treatment while one locally made Pistol and some Cartridges were recovered.
Efforts are on to arrest other gang members who fled with gunshot wounds.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Dandaura assured the public that the onslaught against arms banditry in the State is ongoing and will not cease until all criminal elements in the State becomes history.
The Commissioner also appealed for cooperation, by sharing credible information that will lead to the arrest of these criminals.
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on Oct 8 2019. Filed under National.
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