Nigeria: Port Harcourt Kidnap Kingpin, Militant General, Dies in Gun Battle With Police

16 March 2018

Dreaded Port Harcourt kidnap kingpin and pirate, Prosper David, popularly known as Militant General, has died from injuries sustained during a gun battle with operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, in his hideout in Bayelsa State.

David, as gathered, was a former militant who initially embraced the Federal Government's amnesty programme, but later formed a kidnapping gang.

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