A security source has revealed details how the Department of State
Security Service successfully tracked notorious kidnap kingpin, Don Wanny and
killed him.
A top official of the Department of State Security on Wednesday
revealed how a kidnap kingpin, Don Waney,
was tracked to his hideout in Enugu.
Waney allegedly masterminded the killings of 23 worshipers on
New Year’s Day, in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers.
The source, on condition of anonymity, on Wednesday said that
the operation that led to Don Waney’s death was successful and averted further
bloodshed in the state.
The informant said the decision to swoop on Waney was taken
after he ordered his men to carry out killings of innocent residents of Omoku
town.
“We intercepted Waney’s phone conversation he had with one of
his lieutenant in which he ordered them to attack schools, hospitals, places of
worship, marketplaces and other targets.
“The killing and maiming of innocent residents of Omoku,
including specific targets were scheduled to take place on January 8.
“When we heard their plan to execute innocent citizens – which
to us was the last straw – we decided to inform the Army about a joint
operation to avert the killings.
“This eventually led to the joint operation at his hideout in
Enugu leading to his death and that of his two gang members.”
The DSS operative said that Waney was under intense DSS
surveillance for over a year.
The source said the New Year killings started after Waney sent
some of his members to assassinate his third-in-command, but failed after the
target escaped his apartment with gunshot wounds.
According to the source, the killer squad later killed his wife
and other close relatives and, thereafter, proceeded to kill five other persons
over an existing feud with one of the gang members.
“Some of the people who were killed died from stray bullets
during the operation by the murderous gang.
“It was easy to monitor Waney because we had our agent on a
constant watch that gave us in-depth knowledge of his whereabouts and
activities.
“Waney had companies that he used as fronts. He used one of
these companies to front for surveillance jobs and leak repairs for a major oil
company.
“We know where his family stayed; we know that his boys camped
at a forest in Imo state from where they usually launched their operation.
“Waney was always hiding in Enugu and Ogoja (Cross River). He
bought a car in Imo state and took it to Enugu – as part of his plans to change
his identity,” the source
revealed.
The ash coloured Lexus ES330 salon car is currently parked at
DSS premises in Port Harcourt.
The source said that Waney had more than 30 active fighters and
many volunteers who allegedly worked for top politicians in the state.
It said that Waney’s accounts at First Bank and Unity Bank had
been frozen and would be forfeited to the Federal Government at the end of the
investigation.
“The banks are fully cooperating with an ongoing investigation
which would unravel his financial transactions from the time the accounts where
opened,” the source
added.
The deceased militant leader had more than N700m at some
undisclosed banks which is currently being monitored.
Waney and his second-in-command, Ikechukwu Adiele, and another
suspected gang member, Lucky Ode were killed by security forces in Enugu and
their corpses paraded at 6 Division Nigerian Army Port Harcourt on Jan. 7.
Waney and his gang members received amnesty from the Rivers
Government in 2016 but later reneged on the terms of the amnesty deal.
-NAN
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