Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in the
early hours of Tuesday shot dead a notorious
cultist during a gun battle in Sime community,
Tai Local Government Area of Rivers.Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the division's Deputy
Executive of Army Public Relations, made the
revelation in an announcement issued to newsmen
on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.
He said that the expired cultist was the
pioneer of Dey Bam mystery religion aggregate fingered
in additional legal killings.
He included that the late cultist was on the
needed rundown of Rivers Police order.
Iliyasu said one presumed cultist was captured
while a few others fled the scene with
discharge wounds in the operation that kept going
a few hours.
"Troops of 29 Battalion sent to Ebubu,
Eleme LGA and the counter burglary group
sent along Port Harcourt–Akwa Ibom street
led a fruitful assault operation in Sime
group.
"Amid the operation, the troops occupied with
weapon duel with individuals from the infamous Dey
Bam clique assemble driven by one Mr Supreme, who
has been on the needed rundown of Rivers
government.
"Preeminent was shot amid the firearm fight and
later passed on thus of extreme dying
while a few others (suspected cultists)
gotten away with discharge wounds.
"One SIGP228 gun with enlistment number
299MME225 and ten rounds of 9mm
ammo were recuperated amid the assault,"
he said.
Iliyasu said one presumed cultist was captured
what's more, given over to Rivers Police charge for
facilitate examination.
The representative said the attack was a piece of the
armed force's clampdown on people and gatherings
included in guiltiness in the state and its
environs.
As indicated by him, the division has as of now
conveyed troops to key areas to
shield lives and properties of inhabitants of
the state.
"Cultists and other criminal components are
thus cautioned to cease from fiendish acts and
grasp the pardon program presently
being offered by Rivers government.
"The division asks the inhabitants to help it
with believable data that will prompt the
capture of crooks in their area," he
argued.
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