Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu displaying one of the AK-47 riffles recovered from criminals during the parade of suspects in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, CP Olatunji Disu, has dug out the past criminal records of four notorious members of the late Daddy Chukwu’s criminal empire.Members of the syndicate assassinated the then Community Development Council (CDC) Chairman of Mgbuoshimini, Chief Ndidi Livingstone on 13th January 2024.The victim was killed in front of his church, the Peculiar Faith Ministries, Rumueme by four armed men, who stormed the church, dragged him out and murdered him. They shot him four times with AK-47 rifles, in the presence of his wife, son and congregants of the church.
The cold-blooded murder which was carried out in broad daylight was captured in a viral video that sparked outrage.Tunji, who assumed office newly in the state then, directed a team of Operatives of the FID-Intelligence Response Team and the Rivers State Command on a nationwide manhunt for the killers.
The special team reportedly identified the four men in the video including the mastermind of the assassination, Peter Daddy Chukwu, who was hunted down to a hideout in Ibusa, Delta State on April 5, 2024 and was killed while trying to resist arrest.
Tunji said: “I gave assurances that every member of the gang would be apprehended. The unrelenting manhunt for the perpetrators seen shooting and murdering the deceased in the viral video has now led to the arrest of the three other persons directly responsible for the assassination and six more persons belonging to their criminal network.”He named the arrested four notorious members of the gang as NNmadi Emmanuel, Alias BYC, John Lucas, Adebayo Adebayo, Chimezie Adele and Ogolo Promise.On the first suspect, the police boss said: “Nnamdi Emmanuel alias BYC ‘m’ 35 years from Onicha LGA, Ebonyi State. He spent seven years in Port Harcourt Maximum Prison for burglary and was released in May 2023. Immediately after his release, he ventured into kidnapping in Abia State after which he joined a more sophisticated kidnapping gang operating in Anambra and Rivers State.
“He was assigned the role of hostage keeper for the gang, participating in two separate kidnappings but grew dissatisfied with his role and was cut from the deals. He provoked an argument over ransom sharing with the gang leader and killed him before pushing the dead body into a nearby river.“He then stole the two AK-47 rifles belonging to the kidnap gang, escaped to Port Harcourt and joined an armed robbery gang led by one Ogolo Promise. Ogolo and his gang carried out armed robbery operations that they termed ‘bank tracing’.“The operation would have them trail customers who withdrew hard currencies from banks before robbing them. He got about $2000 from the armed robberies they perpetuated. His stock in the underworld grew and he was often contracted to facilitate operations for various criminal groups.
“He crossed paths with and joined Daddy Chukwu from December 2023 to January 2024 to carry out two assassination operations and a hotel bombing. He shot the late Ndidi Livingstone in the foot on the day he was killed. Operatives recovered two AK-47 rifles, 141 rounds of live ammunition and 8 magazines from him.”On John Lucas, he said: “He is male 34 years from Logoro LGA, Bauchi State claimed to be a dismissed Lance Corporal from the Nigeria Army for desertion in 2014. He had been to prison for drug trafficking and since his release, he has been involved in all sorts of crimes.“Daddy Chukwu recruited him in December 2023 to be a henchman with BYC and together they unleashed evil on his rivals. Lucas was seen in the viral video taking the final shot that killed Chief Livingstone.
“John Lucas also operated a gang that specialised in recruiting guns for hire for his criminal activities. He was also involved in highway robbery, successfully diverting 56 Skyrun refrigerators in Akwa Ibom State.“Recovered from him are IEDs, numerous military uniforms, five Skyrun refrigerators and the black Highlander vehicle used on the day Chief Livingstone was murdered.”He said Adebayo Adebayo, a 48-year-old male from Ado Ekiti LGA, Ekiti State claimed he was dismissed as a Sergeant from the Nigeria Army in 2019.
“John Lucas recruited him to join in the assassination of Chief Livingstone. He was seen in the video wearing a special forces shirt.“After the Police declared a manhunt for him, he became a journeyman moving from one state to another seeking to evade arrest, but this did not deter the Police as he was traced to every state.“Thinking that he had escaped the reach of the Police, he eventually settled down in Kwale, Delta State where he got employed as a Chief Security Officer (CSO) of a Waste Management Company. He was apprehended while on duty at his new place of work.”
Speaking on Chiemezie Adiele, the police commissioner said: “He is a male 29 years old from Osisioma LGA, Abia State. He too claimed to be a dismissed Lance Corporal from the Nigerian Army. He was also recruited by John Lucas for the armed robbery operation where 56 Skyrun refrigerators were stolen. His share of the loot was four refrigerators.
