The mastermind responsible for the killing of sixteen (16) soldiers recently in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South local government area of Delta State is on the run.
However soldiers are on hot pursuit of the militant leader and his group.
The militant leader (name withheld) currently flee along with his gang members after they had brutally killed the soldiers who were on a peacekeeping mission to the community.
Soldiers tracked the fleeing militant leader to the riverside town of Igbomorotu in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, during the week, but left the community in pain, as residents had deserted the town after they razed some houses.
Reports said the military might likely extend the search for the fleeing militant leader and his men to Peremabiri, another community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
There is, however, still conflicting information on the militant leader’s origin as some said he ‘is paternally from the Awawa community, while others said he is Akwagbe, very close to Okuama community.
Detectives have kept him under surveillance since the March 14 killings of the military personnel, seeking information to seize the suspect.
An informed source saidv his mother from Igbomotoru, took him back to her ancestral home after she parted ways with his father and remarried in her community where he grew up in the backwaters of Igbomotoru.
He is also said to be the founder of a peace group and volunteer force and is also involved in humanitarian work.
He was reported to have renovated the dilapidated home of the late Niger Delta freedom fighter, Isaac Boro, at Kaiama in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, and gave N1 million to the Boro family to support his anniversary.
The suspect was described as an ardent disciple of Isaac Boro who always celebrated the late freedom fighter.
While some said he also played a role in stemming crude oil theft in the Bomo axis of the state, others claimed he was into bunkering, claims that could not be independently verified.
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