The most wanted criminal in River State, Honest Diigbara, popularly known as Bobisky, who was arrested by the police on Saturday, is died.
He died a few hour after his arrest from multiple gunshot injuries and machete wounds, which he sustained during the gun battle that led to his arrest earlier on Saturday.
Diigbara who is the leader of Greenlander cult group and a native of Nwidera in Gokana local Government area of the State, has been on the wanted list of the state security watch, with a N30m bounty him placed on him by the state governor, Nyesom Wike.
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Parading the suspect, the River State Police Commissioner, Joseph Mukan said the police with the help of vigilante group stormed his hideout in a community in Tai Local government area of the state, where he engaged in a gun battle with the police, leading to the death of some of his men, including his driver.
He said, “acting on credible intelligence, the police in a combined operation with local vigilante stormed the hideout of the kidnapper at Korokoro community in Tai Local Government and on sighting the security agencies the wanted kidnapper opened fire and in exchange of gunfire his driver was fatally injured while Boboski was arrested.
“This suspect is responsible for most of the criminal activities in the state. He was responsible for the kidnap of Barrister Emelogu who was killed after collecting ransom, he is also responsible for the killing of a Divisional Crime Officer Afam Division, SP Moses Egbede, as well as the killing of a soldier and personnel of Civil Defence at Gio pipeline in Ogoni last year, killing of two Policemen at a Federal Highway at Botem among others.”
The kidnapper is equally alleged to be involved in oil theft, and several killings in Gokona and Tai areas of Ogoniland.
