Officers of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralised the leader of notorious Greenlanders cult group in the state.
Silas Oderereke, also known as ‘General,’ was considered to be the leader of the cult group in the Ubie tribe of the state’s Ahoada-West Local Government Area. He was engaged in a gun duel with Command operatives who were attempting to seize him.
According to SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ‘General’ had been on the run for the past four years till he met his end this weekend.
The police said two the deceased’s associates; Danger Boy and 2 Man managed to escape and are still on the run.
“Upon searching the gang’s hideout, the police discovered a G3 Rifle and nineteen 7.62x51mm ammunition. Further investigations uncovered a camp Oderereke had established between Oderereke and Olokuma Communities.
“This camp served as a base for the cult leader and his numerous followers, from where they launched robbery attacks on innocent members of neighboring communities,” the statement partly read.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, congratulated the officers for their exceptional work.
He issued a stern warning to cultists in the state, urging them to abandon their criminal activities and renounce cultism, or face the full weight of the law.