The Rivers State Police Command has announced the killings of a dreaded cultist and gang leader, Ike Ekweme, popularly called Lucifer.
Lucifer was killed by operatives of the Special Operations Squad, SOS, led by its Commander, ACP Evans Shem, with support from officers attached to the Operation Sting.
The gang leader, who hailed from Rundele in Emohua Local Government Area of the state is said to be a leader of one of the dreaded groups terrorising the Emohua axis of the East-West road in Rivers State.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, in a 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 STING, in a STING Operation led by the Commander, ACP Shem Evans.
“He 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.”
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