The police in Rivers State have killed another set of suspected cultists in Ahoada West Local Government Area.
The ringleader – Ikem ThankGod aka General 2Man – is believed to be an ally of the now-late General 2Baba responsible for the death of DSP Bako Angbashim.
Spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said that 2Man and his gangsters engaged the police tactical team in a gun battle.
Although he evaded arrest, ThankGod Uchechi aka Pastor SP, and Okpo Emenike aka Western King – his 2nd and 3rd in Command respectively – were killed in action. But she said that efforts are ongoing by the police to track him down.
The statement reads thus:
The Rivers State Police Command has taken another giant step in its ongoing onslaught against cultism and other related crimes in the state. Today, April 8, 2024, a team of police officers was deployed to the Ogbologbo community in Ahoada West Local Government Area to bring an end to the reign of terror of one Ikem ThankGod, popularly known as General 2man. General 2man, a close ally of the now neutralized 2Baba and General Odereke, was a terror in the Ahoada West Local Government Area and neighbouring Local Government Areas.
Some of his nefarious activities include the shooting to death of Inspector Usang Ude on April 13, 2023. On March 5, 2024, he also murdered four persons, namely, Henry Kirirka, Patience Henry, Abigail Victor, and Chigozie Okpo. He also slaughtered one Samuel Philip without provocation. Last month, he buried several persons alive, including Christmas Ede and Agode Gamany.
He has carried out a lot of kidnapping activities within and outside the Ahoada West Local Government Area. His catalogue of criminal activities also includes armed robbery and vandalisation of valuable properties. He coordinates the deroofing of public buildings and the selling of the roofing sheets. He also constituted himself as an authority that approves social events within the Local Government Area. This has made him attack and disrupt weddings, burials, etc., which he did not approve of.
During the operation, General 2man and his gang opened fire on the Police tactical team. Though he was able to evade arrest, his second-in-command, ThankGod Uchechi aka, ‘Pastor SP,’ and his third-in-command, ‘Western King’ Okpo Emenike were fatally wounded. Several gang members escaped with gunshot injuries, and two loaded AK-47 rifles and eight magazines were recovered from the gang. Concerted efforts are in top gear to bring General 2man and his fleeing gang members to justice and put an end to his reign of terror.
The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, Tunji Disu, while commending the tactical team for their efforts, reiterates his commitment to fighting crimes in the State. He equally urged members of the public to feed the police with reliable information that could lead to the arrest of the fleeing suspects and other criminal elements in the State.
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