Nigerian naval security officers on patrol in the Niger Delta. The military in Nigeria's southern oil hub on Tuesday said it shot dead one of the leaders of the main armed militant group in the Rivers State of the volatile Niger Delta region. (AFP/File/Pius Otomi Ekpei)From Yahoo News/AFP:
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AFP) – The military in Nigeria's southern oil hub on Tuesday said it shot dead one of the leaders of the main armed militant group in the Rivers State of the volatile Niger Delta region.
The spokesman for a special security unit known as the joint task force (JTF) in the area, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, said Tubotamuno Angolia, popularly known locally as "Boy Chiki", was shot and killed when he attempted to escape shortly after his arrest Tuesday morning.
"Troops on static deployment in Bakana ...today succeeded in the arrest of one of the most wanted criminals on our list," said Musa, in reference to Angolia.
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