According to Vanguard Newspaper,A notorious kidnapper allegedly behind brutal murder of about 23 persons in Omoku, Rivers state in the early hours of January 1st this year has been shot dead in a combined operation by the DSS and the Army at a border town between Rivers and Enugu state.
A top security source confirmed development.
When contacted on the development the Rivers state Director of the Department of State Service, DSS, Mr Tosin Ajayi declined comment. ” No comment for now. “, he said. Effort to get the Spokesman 6 Division, Col Aminu Ilyasu’s comment on the development was futile.
Don Wanni suspected to be sponsored by politicians in the Omoku area narrowly missed being killed last month by a combined team of the local vigilante and security agencies was said to have masterminded the New Year Day killing of over 30 worshippers who had left the Cross Over Service and were returning home.
This latest killing sparked off an outrage by the people of Rivers State with many crying out through the social media.
Sources said the outrage which had forced the Government and the Security Agencies to swing into action tracked down Son Wanni to a hideout in Owerri, Imo State.
But the notorious kidnapper was lucky to have escaped again by the whiskers having been informed by some Security men on his payroll, of the operation.
Our source confirmed that he was later found in Enugu where he was gunned down by the Army and some men of the DSS.
At press time, the corpse of the late Wani was on its way to Port Harcourt.
