Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command at the weekend gunned down a notorious cult leader identified as Silas Oderereke in Ahoada West Local Government Area.
Spokesperson of the state command, Grace Koko disclosed this in a statement.
According to her Oderereke also known as General had been on the run for the past four years evading arrest.
“In a major breakthrough, the Rivers State Police Command successfully apprehended a notorious armed robber and cult leader, Silas Oderereke, in Oderereke, Ahoada-West Local Government Area.
“Oderereke, also known as ‘General,’ had been on the run for the past four years, evading arrest . However, his reign of terror came to an end when he resisted arrest and opened fire on the police, resulting in his death,” she said.