Two serial killers on a wanted list have been gunned down by the operatives of the Delta State Police Command in Owvain Aladja, Udu Local Government Area of the state.
Report says the police have been searching for the duo of Gift Famous A.K.A “BOBONE” ‘m’ aged 29 yrs, and Edafe Friday Onaibe A.K.A ‘LASLAS 1500’ ‘m’ aged 25 years of Enerhen as they have been terrorizing Warri and other parts of the state.
It was learnt that the DPO of Ovwian Aladja, CSP Aliyu Shaba, acting on a tip-off that two members of the dreaded “Momotimi” Gang were sighted in a Beer Parlour at Opete community in Owvain Aladja, Udu LGA.
According to the report, the two criminals were caught during a raid led by DPO Ovwian Aladja Division and the duo fired shots upon sighting the police in a bid to escape while the operatives returned fire during a hot chase.
Daily Independent learned that both suspects were nabbed after fatal injuries after the gun duel with the Police operatives.
The suspects confessed to several robberies, assassinations, including the murder of one Douglas Abugu in Ekpan on 18/8/2022, because he took over the position of quarter chairman from him when he (Gift Famous) was in prison, and he could not get back his position when he returned, hence his decision to kill Douglas.
They also confessed to the murder of one “small doctor” in the same Ekpan axis on 22 August 2022.
He further revealed that he is responsible for the attempted kidnap/murder of one man (name withheld) in Ekpan, where they shot him in a bid to kidnap him.
It was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe that the suspects who were fatally wounded in the gun duel died before getting to the hospital.
He then revealed that one locally-made single-barrel pistol, one cut-to-size locally-made double-barrel gun, six live cartridges and one round of 7.62, Ak-47 live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.