HeadlineNotorious Mastermind Of New Year Day Killings In Rivers Meets Waterloo

Notorious Mastermind Of New Year Day Killings In Rivers Meets Waterloo

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SAN FRANCISCO, January 07, (THEWILL) – Mr Igwedibia Johnson, aka ‘General’ Don Waney, 34, the suspected militant leader alleged to have masterminded the brutal murder of 23 persons in Omoku, Rivers, on January 1, has been shot dead in Enugu.

He had been on the run since he masterminded the New Year’s Day killing of 17 worshippers after crossover service in Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers State but was on Saturday along with two of his lieutenants, Ikechukwu Adiele and Lucky Ode, by soldiers and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The bodies of Johnson, Adiele and Ode were displayed at the 6 Division of Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, by the outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division, Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, who was accompanied by Rivers Director of DSS, Mr. Tosin Ajayi, and Rivers Commissioner of Police, Zaki Ahmed.

“In the early hours of January 1, 2018, there was a mayhem in which 22 citizens of Omoku, Rivers State were heartlessly murdered, while returning from the crossover service,” the GOC stated.

“After that, there was a presidential directive by Mr. President (Muhammadu Buhari) that the heartless killers/perpetrators of the mayhem must be hunted down and brought to book.

“The directive was conveyed in a mandate by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to 6 Division, to collaborate with the DSS, police and other security agencies in Rivers State to hunt down and bring to book the perpetrators of the mayhem.

“We collaborated and tracked down Don Waney and some of his gang members to Enugu. They were initially hiding in Imo State. We traced them to Enugu, where they rented an apartment. They lived with other people in the neighborhood like normal people. From there, they were already planning another mayhem in Omoku.

“We moved from here (Port Harcourt) and we collaborated with the GOC, 82 Division in Enugu and we were able to raid his (Johnson’s) hideout in Enugu. In the process, he was running away and our troops set at them. These are the criminals.

“Don Waney, the leader of the criminal murderous gang, was the masterminder of the January 1, 2018 massacre in Omoku, but the operation was physically led by Ikechukwu Adiele, who is among the three persons now killed.

“There is another person, whom I do not want to mention, that led the operation with him (Adiele). We will not rest, until we get all of them and bring them to book.”

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