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Notorious Rivers’ kidnapper, Don Wanni, shot dead: sources

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Don Wani (left) during the Amnesty Programme of Rivers State Government

Mr Don Wani, the suspected militant leader alleged to have masterminded the brutal murder of 23 persons in Omoku, Rivers, on Jan. 1,  has been  shot dead.

A security source confirmed that he was killed in a combined operation by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Army at a border town between Rivers and Imo.

The source said the  development happened at about 5 p.m. on Saturday.

The  Rivers Director of DSS,  Mr Tosin Ajayi, declined  comment  on the information when contacted by a NAN correspondent.

“No comment for now,” he said.

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