John Togo: Jubilation as Police Kill Notorious Sea Pirate in Rivers

• Rivers state police command announced the death of a notorious pirate, popularly called John Togo the Second
• The state's commissioner of police, CP Olatunji Disu said John Togo was involved in high-profile kidnapping, arms trafficking and illegal oil bunkering.
• Disu said the criminal, who was also the anchor head of Iceland Confraternity, was killed while planning to ambush security personnel patrolling the Bille-Degema-Okrika waterways with speedboats.

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Rivers state - A notorious pirate, popularly called John Togo the second, has been killed by the police for terrorising major waterways in Rivers state.

According to The Nation, the state's commissioner of police, CP Olatunji Disu, made this known in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

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Disu described the late Togo as the Anchor Head of Iceland Confraternity, who engaged in high-profile kidnapping, arms trafficking and illegal oil bunkering.

The police boss said John Togo’s most brazen acts were the ambush and killing of four members of a sister security Agency on the 1st of November 2023 along the Bakana River in the Degema local government area, Vanguard reported.

He said:

“John Togo’s criminal career began in the Borikiri area of Port Harcourt, where he initially engaged in cult-related activities. Gradually, he graduated from petty crimes and evolved into a full-fledged kidnapper and sea pirate, assembling a gang of ruthless criminals along the way."

Narrating how the police were able to kill the prime suspect, Disu said:

“Notably, he was planning to ambush security personnel patrolling the Bille-Degema-Okrika waterways with speedboats to seize their weapons before he was neutralized.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command anti-violent crimes section and anti-kidnapping section eliminated a notorious kidnap kingpin, Magamu, also known as Godara. Security operatives also killed two other members of Magamu's gang after a shootout.

On Friday, January 26, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this development while presenting 17 suspected criminals involved in various crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery, gun running, conspiracy, homicide, and extortion.

Adejobi stated that security operatives at the early hour of Friday, January 26, at 1:40 am, engaged armed bandits and killed three members of the gang in which Magamu, who is the leader of the group, was gunned down.

Source: Legit.ng