Jubilation as Police Kill Notorious Cult Leader in Rivers

Jubilation as Police Kill Notorious Cult Leader in Rivers

  • Police operatives have killed a notorious cult leader, Izuma David Odiereke aka Solution, in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers state
  • The cult leader terrorising the community was killed during a gun battle in a forest within the local government area around 4am
  • According to Olatunji Disu, the state commissioner of Police, solution has been on the wanted list of the police since 2016

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Ahoada, Rivers state - The killing of Izuma David Odiereke, aka Solution, a notorious cult leader terrorising the Owube Kingdom in Ahoada West local government area of Rivers state has been celebrated by residents.

Solution, who had been on the wanted list of the police was killed during a gun battle with law enforcement officers in a forest within the local government area around 4am.

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Jubilation as Police kill notorious cult leader in Rivers
Police say the cult leader has been declared wanted since 2016 Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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As reported by The Nation, Odiereke’s body was taken to the Ahoada police area command.

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The state police public relations officer (PPRO), SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a statement on Monday, March 25.

Iringe-Koko said the commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, disclosed that Solution had been declared wanted in 2016 following many killings attributed to him.

Disu said Odiereke’s Greenland Cult was responsible for the death of the notable paramount ruler, Sampson, who fell victim to the gangster on February 2, 2024, Channels Television reported.

“We have been under attack from him and his cult group for some time. The command declared him wanted in 2016 due to numerous killings attributed to him. He is a serial killer, and his criminal activities have rendered his clan deserted.”

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“The reign of terror perpetrated by Odiereke, came to an end when the command led a successful operation to his camp at Api forest, situated between Odiereke Ubie and Joinkarama 4 in Ahoada West LGA. Despite his attempts to evade capture, the command maintained relentless pursuit, eventually leading to his neutralization.”

Wanted cult leader 2Baba killed in Rivers

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Gift Okpara, notorious cult leader and the prime suspect in the brutal murder of the late Divisional Police Officer, SP Bako Angbashim, in Rivers state, was killed in a police-led major security raid.

Until his death, Okpara was popularly known as 2Baba. The police and other security agencies were said to have conducted land and aerial raids at the identical hideout of the Iceland cult leader and his gang at Idu-Ekpeye in Ahoada East LGA on Saturday, February 17.

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.