The 2
Brigade Nigeria Army says its troops raided cultists hideout, killing its
leader, Akaninyene Jumbo, on January 15, after trailing him to the border
between Akwa
Ibom and Abia.
The army
said this in a statement issued to journalists in Uyo on Tuesday by the Brigade
Assistant Director of Information, Umar Shuaib.
“The gallant
troops of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army had on Monday 15 January 2018 acting on
tipoff trailed a notorious cultist and renowned killer Akaninyene Jumbo Uko
Alias Isopafit at Inyih village, a border town between Akwa Ibom and Abia
states.
“The culprit
was known for terrorising the inhabitants of Ukanafun Local government Area in
Akwa Ibom State.
“He
perpetrated the killings of two Nigerian Police personnel and a Truck driver in
Ukanafun local government area on 17 November last year.
“Also
masterminded the killing of a commissioner’s sister and two others in Ikot Oko
Osun community in Ukunafun local government area on 19 November 2017,’’ the
statement read in part.
It said that
the suspects had been evading arrests after all the incidents.
The
statement added that after the first operation, the gallant troops following
another tipoff invaded the hideout of the remaining gang members at Ikpe
village in Eton Ekpo Local Government Area on January 16.
“The troops
engaged the hoodlums and killed two members, Aniebet Effiong Udoh and Thankgod
Friday Osiokpaphi,’’ it said.
According to
the statement, the two are said to be second in command to the kingpin.
The
statement further said that some of the remnants of the cultists escaped with
gunshot wounds.
It stated
that items recovered from the suspects included one pump action gun, two
locally made short guns, 13 live cartridges, eight expended cartridges, two
dane guns and two cutlasses.
It added
that their corpses had been deposited at the University of Uyo Teaching
Hospital mortuary.
The
statement said that the Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Abdu Hassan, has
assured law abiding citizens in the area that the Brigade will do everything
within its powers to protect their lives and property.
The statement
solicited the support and cooperation of the public by reporting any form of
crime to appropriate security agencies.
(NAN)
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