The Rivers State Police Command on Sunday disclosed that its operatives killed a suspected kidnapper and cultist, recognized as Gbarani Bume, within the Luawii Group of the Khana Native Authorities Space of the state.
The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko made this disclosure in an announcement made obtainable to New Telegraph in Port-Harcourt.
Based on the assertion, Bume was a member of the notorious Iceland cult group, which has been terrorizing the Beree/Tabaa axis of Khana LGA alongside together with his gang.
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Iringe-Koko said that Bume and his gang tried to kidnap a website engineer working in Luawii when the police, performing on a tip-off, swooped in.
Upon seeing the police, the suspects opened hearth, however Bume was fatally injured after a fierce change of gunfire and later died.
The assertion reads partly: “The Rivers State Police Command has made a major breakthrough in its efforts to fight crime,
“Neutralizing a infamous cultist and kidnapper, Gbarani Bume, a.ok.a. Pelele, a local of Bere Group in Khana LGA.
“On the fifteenth of November 2024, operatives from the Bori Division, performing on a tip-off, have been mobilised to Luawii Group the place Pelele and his gang have been trying to kidnap a website engineer.
“Upon sighting the operatives, the hoodlums opened hearth, leading to a fierce crossfire, throughout which Pelele was fatally wounded. His accomplices escaped with numerous levels of bullet wounds.
“Gadgets recovered from the suspect embrace one AK-47 rifle, two magazines, and 10 rounds of dwell ammunition.”
“An investigation is ongoing, and efforts are being intensified to apprehend the opposite fleeing gang members and convey them to justice.”
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