No fewer than seven decomposed human skulls were recovered by the Nigerian Army during the raid of a militant camp in Rivers State.
In the camp located in Omoko, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, soldiers arrested seven persons, including two females.
Col. Aminu Iliyasu, spokesman of 6 Division in Port Harcourt said on Tuesday that some militants and their fleeing leader, Don Wanny, kidnapped and killed several innocent citizens in Rivers and Bayelsa states.
Iliyasu said weapons recovered from the camp were two AK 47 rifles, one General Purpose Machine Gun, 18 AK 47 magazines, three FN rifle magazines, 39 7.62mm Nato ammunition and 20 9mm ammunition.
Others, he stated, were 7.62 mm ammunition, five Icom and Mag hand-held radios, two 25kg bags of cannabis, nine pairs of military camouflage, 10 human skulls and several bones.
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His words: “On Monday, we received a tip-off, and thereafter, troops raided the camp and shrines of a notorious militant, cultist, kidnapper and an ardent oil thief popularly known as Don Wanny.
“After about an hour of gun fight, our troops overpowered the criminal elements due to superior fire power that sent the criminals scampering for safety,” he said.
The spokesman revealed that some of the alleged criminals escaped with gunshot wounds into Orashi River.
“However, seven of the suspects including two ladies were arrested, while they attempted to escape in the encounter that occurred at about 2:35 a.m. on Monday.
“It is believed that the main culprit, Don Wanny, was not at the location during the encounter but concerted efforts are on to track, arrest and bring him to justice,” he said.
