The Rivers State Police Command has announced the arrest of four suspects connected to the notorious cultist, Daddy Chukwu.
Earlier this year, police traced Daddy Chukwu to his hideout in Delta State, where he was fatally shot.
The notorious cultist and his gang killed a community leader, Chief Ndidi Livingstone, in front of his family.
Disu said, “Recall the assassination of the then Community Development Committee Chairman of Mgbuoshimini, Chief Ndidi Livingstone on January 13, 2024, in front of his church, the Peculiar Faith Ministries, Rumueme.
“The cold-blooded murder which was carried out in broad daylight was captured in a viral video that sparked outrage. I directed a team of operatives of the FID-Intelligence Response Team and the Rivers State Command on a nationwide manhunt for the killers.”
He further said following investigations, other members of the gang were identified in a video by a special team.
“The unrelenting manhunt for the perpetrators seen shooting and murdering the deceased in the viral video has now led to the arrest of the three other persons directly responsible for the assassination and six more persons belonging to their criminal network.”
According to Disu, the four arrested suspects led the operatives to one of the cult’s camps to recover arms and ammunition. However, other gang members ambushed them, opening fire. In the chaos, the arrested suspects attempted to flee, but were fatally shot by the operatives.
He said, “During the investigation, four of the suspects, John Lucas, ‘m’, Nnamdi Emmanuel, m ‘, Ogolo Promise, ‘m’ and Adebayo Adebayo, ‘m’, led operatives to one of their camps at Pipeline, Aluu village for the recovery of their cache of weapons. While approaching the camp, they came under heavy gunfire by hoodlums suspected to be fellow gang members.
“The suspects attempted to escape in the ensuing ambush but were caught in the crossfire. The hoodlums were eventually overpowered, and the suspects were rushed to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
“The doctor confirmed them dead, and they were deposited in the UPTH morgue for autopsy,” saying that efforts were still on to apprehend more suspects connected to the late Chukwu criminal network and possibly recover more arms ammunition.”