The Rivers State Police Command said its men had neutralised a notorious kidnapper and murder suspect identified as David Uzoma Kamalu, during a raid on his hideout in Rumuodogu 1 Community, Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
The police said the dare-devil miscreant who was responsible for various high-profile crimes against innocent citizens, including robberies on the East-West Road was killed when he and his gang opened fire on operatives who raided his camp.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, further said Kamalu, also known as ‘M-Kaze’, had been on the wanted list of security agencies for his involvement in the murder of a local security operative, Mr. Alete popularly called ‘Hunter Commander’, in January.