Notorious Kidnapper “Bobby and Devil” killed in Rivers State

kidnap kingpin, Linus Lebari aka Bobby and Devil, has been killed, by officers of the Rivers State Police Command.

The spokesman for the police, Nnamdi Omoni, said on Monday in a statement, “Men of the Bori Police Station led by the DPO, last night (Sunday) at about 2016hrs, in a coordinated operation trailed one Linus Lebari, male, 35 years, aka Bobby. He is also known as ‘Devil.

“The hoodlums on noticing irregular movements around their camp, started shooting randomly but in a return fire from the police, one of them was fatally wounded, who was later identified to be Linus Lebari from Tekon Sogho, the leader of the kidnapping gang responsible for all the attacks on the Ogoni axis of the East/West Road and whose gang has killed over 30 people in the two LGAs of Khana and Gokana, after collecting ransom.

“In the wake of the operation, two police officers sustained gunshot wounds and are currently responding to treatment while one locally-made pistol and some cartridges were recovered.

“Efforts are on to arrest other gang members who fled with gunshot wounds.

“The Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura, is again assuring the public that the onslaught against arms banditry in the State is raging and will not cease until all criminal elements in the state are history while appealing for cooperation, by sharing credible information that will lead to the arrest of these criminals,” the Statement noted .