See How Armed Robber Bobrisky Was Arrested In Rivers, Died In Police Custody (Video)
Newsonspot.com.ng reports that Bobrisky is dead. The most-wanted armed robber, kidnapper and cultist, Bobrisky of Gokana who was earlier arrested on Saturday by the Rivers State Police Command died on Saturday.
The arrested criminal died from wounds sustained during a fierce gun battle with the Police operatives before his arrest. Bobrisky, whose real name is Honest Digbara, was arrested on Saturday morning at Korokoro in the Tai Local Government Area of the state.
The sting operation that led to Bobrisky’s arrest was led by the Divisional Police Officer of Bori, Superintendent Bako Angbashim.
Before his arrest, Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, had earlier expressed worries about plans by the notorious cultist to unleash mayhem in the south-south state.
The Rivers State Governor had alleged that Bobrisky planned to cause security breaches in the state and placed a N30 million bounty on his head, for any member of the public who can provide useful information that will lead to the arrest of the criminal.
How wanted cultist Bobrisky was arrested
While being paraded by Joseph Mukan, the state police commissioner, at the Police headquarters on Mosco Road, Port Harcourt, Mukan explained that the criminal was arrested following credible information on his movement.
“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 crimal 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 CP said.
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