{"id":138966,"date":"2024-01-14T22:07:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T22:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/14\/police-kill-two-cult-leaders-over-land-grabbing-recover-arms-in-rivers\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T22:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T22:07:07","slug":"police-kill-two-cult-leaders-over-land-grabbing-recover-arms-in-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/14\/police-kill-two-cult-leaders-over-land-grabbing-recover-arms-in-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Kill Two Cult Leaders Over Land Grabbing, Recover Arms In Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Rivers state police command has confirmed the death of a cult leader, identified as Silas, and his accomplice, during a shootout at the Oderereke community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, led this out in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Grace said that the notorious cult leader and his gang were involved in a series of crimes including land grabbing, unauthorized sales of buildings, among other crimes.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cResponding swiftly, the police chased the criminals out of town. However, the defiant \u2018General\u2019 rallied his gang and launched an attack on a community-owned tank farm in Oderereke, intending to loot its contents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was during this sabotage attempt that the police managed to apprehend the gang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSilas Oderereke and one other member of his gang opened fire on the police team, leading to an exchange of gunfire. In the shootout, Oderereke and his accomplice were neutralised while others sustained injuries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Over 20 Passengers Feared Dead In Rivers Boat Mishap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo other clan leaders, Danger-boy and 2-Man, who frequently collaborated with Oderereke, managed to escape and are currently at large.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon searching the gang\u2019s hideout, the police discovered a G3 Rifle and nineteen 7.62x51mm ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther investigations uncovered a camp Oderereke had established between Oderereke and Olokuma communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis camp served as a base for the cult leader and his numerous followers, from where they launched robbery attacks on innocent members of neighbouring communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe affected communities expressed their relief and shared accounts of residents who had relocated to Port Harcourt due to the mayhem caused by the cult group.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1813159567\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rivers state police command has confirmed the death of a cult leader, identified as Silas, and his accomplice, during a shootout at the Oderereke community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state. A spokesperson for the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, led this out in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday. 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