One Jackson Fabouwei, a.k.a Jasper Junior, a militant and suspected mastermind of the attack on some policemen in the creek of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State in April, on Friday narrated how he and his gang killed eleven of the cops.
The attack was reportedly was targeted at an ex-militant leader, Kile Selky Torughedi, a.k.a Young Shall Grow, now a government security adviser.Fabouwei was paraded before newsmen at the sector command of the JTF, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after being arrested.
He claimed to be a surveillance contractor, adding that the ring leader of the gang, one General Virus had relocated to Port Harcourt, while five others are in Calabar in Cross River State.
The suspect said the attack was launched because Gen. Young Shall Grow had neglected them in spite of his affluence.
He narrated thus: “The killing was led by General Virus and carried out with seven AK 47 guns and Kala gun stolen from the country home of their former leader, known as Young Shall Grow.“As a surveillance contractor, I had MG3 machine gun and we gathered at Lobia market to launch the attack on the policemen.“We positioned at the market and waited for the boat convoy of the burial procession for the mother of the ex-militant leader.
The Policemen’s boat came to the jetty, but General Virus insisted that the policemen should be killed and we opened fire on them.“When we came down from the shooting point, we saw that one was injured while others were killed.
I pleaded and asked that we save the lives of the ones that were not dead but Virus said Young Shall Grow has offended them many times and the policemen must be executed. He was also the one that ordered that we pour them fuel and burn them.”