Karowei, however, died during a gun battle that ensued when his gang tried to stage his escape. JTF spokesman, Maj. Ibrahim Abdullahi, said its troops, under an operation code-named `Op EMBER SAFE’, arrested the suspect and members of his gang in his hideout in Delta. Abdullahi said that one of the British media aide workers, Mr Ian Squire, reportedly died in the kidnappers’ den in 2017. “During the operation, precisely on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, a notorious militant leader, Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, also known as ‘Karowei’ and his criminal gang were arrested. The Commander said that Karowei and his gang had constituted serious security menace around the general area.

Source: Punch January 12, 2018 14:03 UTC