There was jubilation at the command headquarters in Port Harcourt on Saturday as men of the Rivers State Police Command arrested a most-wanted armed robber and kidnapper popularly known as Bobisky.<\/p>\n
Governor Nyesom Wike had earlier placed a N30 million bounty on Bobisky\u2019s head, saying he will reward any member of the public who can provide useful information that will lead to the arrest of the criminal.<\/p>\n
Bobisky, whose real name is Honest Digbara, was arrested alive early Saturday at Korokoro in the Tai Local Government Area in a sting operation led by the Divisional Police Officer of Bori, Superintendent Bako Angbashim.<\/p>\n
He was said to be attending a funeral when policemen and vigilantes acting on a tip stormed the area but on sighting them, he opened fire leading to a gun battle which, on the spot, claimed the life of his younger brother said to be his driver.<\/p>\n
Bobisky, a terror to many residents in the Ogoni area of the state, has been linked to most of the criminal activities recorded in the area.<\/p>\n
He was paraded at the headquarters of the command on Mosco Road, Port Harcourt. He later died on the spot of multiple gunshot injuries and machete wounds sustained during the crossfire.<\/p>\n
Addressing journalists, the state police commissioner, Joseph Mukan, said, \u201cHe was arrested through credible information at Korokoro Community in Tai LGA where he was hibernating with his gang of killers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn sighting the police, they engaged us and in a return fire, his driver was fatally wounded, while he was arrested alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mukan warned criminal elements to \u201crepent, relocate or face the full weight of the law\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There was jubilation at the command headquarters in Port Harcourt on Saturday as men of the Rivers State Police Command arrested a most-wanted armed robber and kidnapper popularly known as Bobisky. Governor Nyesom Wike had earlier placed a N30 million bounty on Bobisky\u2019s head, saying he will reward any member of the public who can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":126622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,15,2],"tags":[55349,21316,55350,124],"yoast_head":"\n