A notorious cultist in Eleme Local Government Area, Samuel Ogosu, popularly called ‘Supremo’ has been declared wanted by the Rivers State Government.
The Chairman of the Rivers State Amnesty Committee, Ken Chinda, disclosed this during the disarmament exercise in Ogale, Eleme.
He said the kingpin had failed to meet the ultimatum given to him by the committee to drop his arms and embrace amnesty offer of the government.
Chinda, had earlier given the kingpin a deadline of 9am on April 19, to submit his arms and ammunition, or face severe consequences. Following the expiration of the deadline, security agencies were ordered to immediately commence a manhunt .
At the event, dozens of criminals and cultists in Eleme Local Government Area embraced the fresh amnesty offered them by the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike.
While granting amnesty to the repentant cultists, Chinda said the government was not pleased with the number of weapons submitted.
Some of the weapons submitted by the repentant cultists and criminals in Eleme Local Government Area include three AK-47 rifles, four locally-made guns, five locally-made pistols, four wraps of dynamite, and 120 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
