How we killed ‘mastermind’ of Rivers New Year tragedy – Army

By Iyala Adaye

P/Harcourt

The Nigerian Army has said the mastermind of the New Year day tragedy in Rivers was Prince Igwedibia, popularly known as Don Wani or Don Waney, was shot dead on Saturday evening. He was killed in a joint operation by the State Security Service and the Army.
In a statement yesterday, Army spokesperson, Aminu Iliyasu, said the suspect relocated to Enugu state after the New Year murder of 23 people returning from a church in Omoku, Rivers state.
Iliyasu, a colonel, said the suspect was already planning another attack on Omoku even while in Enugu and was shot and killed while trying to evade arrest.
“The authorities of 6 Division Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt wish to inform the peace loving people of Omoku in ONELGA in particular, Rivers state and indeed the entire good people of Niger Delta in general that the notorious cult leader, kidnap kingpin and mass murderer, Don Waney is dead,’ the statement said.
Blueprint recalled that in the early hours of Monday 20th November 2017, troops of 6 Division Nigerian Army acting on credible information from some patriotic members of the public raided the evil Don Waney enclave in Omoku, ONELGA Rivers state where shocking discoveries of assorted weapons, dynamites, bags of suspected cannabis, full military camouflage uniforms, military boots, military communication radios, 10 human skulls and human bones were discovered.
Additionally, in continuation of the operation on Tuesday 21st November 2017, the troops also exhumed decomposing bodies of some of his victims in his shrine in the glaring eyes of the media who were invited to witness first hand.
Perhaps not satisfied with the numerous lives of innocent citizens he took, Don Waney masterminded the despicable New Year day mayhem in Omoku in which he led his notorious gang of criminals to murder 23 peace loving citizens of Omoku when they were returning from Cross Over Service at about 1:30 am on Monday 1st January 2018.
Intense surveillance activities on him and his gang by the Department of State Services (DSS) Rivers state command revealed that after committing these atrocities he relocated to a neighbourhood within Enugu town in where he rented an apartment and started living among unsuspecting neighbours within the community.
The remains of Don Waney and his cohorts were brought back to Port Harcourt, Rivers state by the combined team and handed over to the Rivers state Police Command for further action, the statement explained.

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