According to a statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, the reign of Oderereke who had been on the run for the past four years, evading arrest came to an end when he resisted arrest and opened fire on the police.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police said Oderereke, who was the leader of Greenlanders’ cult group in Ubie clan, Ahoada West was infamous for their criminal activities including armed robbery, land grabbing, unauthorized sales of buildings, and brutal attacks on those who dared to oppose them.
She said the police received information about Oderereke’s gang robbery operation, which also involved vandalizing the property of the late monarch, Eze Robinson Robinson.
The statement said in a swift response, the police chased the criminals out of town but that the defiant General rallied his gang and launched an attack on a community-owned tank farm in Oderereke, intending to loot its contents, during a sabotage attempt that the police managed to apprehend the gang.
According to the police, a G3 Rifle and nineteen 7.62x51mm ammunition were recovered from the criminals.
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