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The joy that greeted the final killing of a notorious kidnapper, mass murderer, cultist and militant leader in the Niger Delta was so glaring in a press release by the Nigerian Army even to the extent of pleading with Nigerians to make the “achievement” by the security agents to go viral. Good and courageous effort anyway, considering the troubles the deceased has caused to security operatives, residents and indigenes of Omuko town in Rivers State and its environs. The final fall of Don Wanny deserves widespread celebration as atleast it might have just saved those who were on his terror list from death.



Don Wanny was one of those persons in the Niger Delta that benefitted immensely from criminality and was to an extent celebrated and honoured, what for? Perhaps for his wealth and influence from obvious criminal ventures. He unlike the likes of Ateke Tom, Asari Dokubo and others chose to play double standards and continued in his criminal activities which perhaps led to his sad but justifiable end. Being fingered for the death of hundreds of persons in his Ogba/Egbemma/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State and other parts of the state and Niger Delta at large, Don Wanny and his boys were also involved in kidnapping of locals and expatriates, oil bunkering activities, armed-robbery, political thuggery and assassination missions among others.



He made so much money and influence from his chosen venture, had sustaining protection from the political class, built mansions and created a community for himself and his boys, got a chieftaincy title and acquired other luxurious things of life to guarantee his comfort, yet continued in his trade even against all odds and more accusing fingers at him. From 2014 leading to the 2015 general elections, Omoku town has witnessed more bloody crises and violence than any other part of Rivers State with hundreds of human beheadings recorded. People deserted their homes for possible attacks, property worth millions were destroyed and business activities within the area terribly affected with some companies even threatening to relocate to Lagos.



The people had felt a sign of relief was finally coming their way when Don Wanny and his boys accepted the amnesty offered by the Rivers State Government in 2016. However, his amnesty acceptance turned into another jamboree and opportunity for to have released his expired weapons as he obviously seemed to have acquired more sophisticated ones.



Months after the acceptance of amnesty, the much expected peace still eluded Omoku and its environs and more fingers were still pointing at Don Wanny. First, it was a local vigilante set up in his Ogba/Egbemma/Ndoni local government area that started a man hunt for him and his boys. For daring the almight Don Wanny, the group recorded so many casualties as boys loyal to Wanny killed some of them. Secondly, the local vigilante group launched a further manhunt for him in collaboration with other security agencies in the state including the Army, Police etc. the discoveries after this event which led to the raid on the mansion and shrine of Mr.Wanny was another indication that his end was near. But luckily for him, he cheated death again as according to the Army, He narrowly escaped with wounds while some of his boys became first victims.



Thereafter, he was declared wanted and efforts to get him intensified. Yet a bold Wanny shockingly spoke from his hiding place explaining his innocence and vowed for vengeance on security agents and others he accused of targeting his life. After these threats, more deaths were recorded in the area by Don Wanny and his boys. It was so much that within the first four days of the new year, 2018 over 35 persons have been killed in villages in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni and Emohua Local Government Areas of Rivers State.



Following a presidential directive, the declaration of a special N200m bounty by Gov.Nyesom Wike and intensed efforts by security agents, the almighty Don Wanny met his waterloo in a perceived safe haven outside his traditional home as he was finally gunned down along side some of his boys. This simply confirms the sayings that “Those who live by the guns shall also die by the guns” and “sowing begets reaping”. Even his life investment in his luxury mansion has been completely destroyed and anything related to him will of course be confiscated by the government. What then was the essence of such barbarism?



In his times, Don Wanny had it all, lived a completely luxurious life, had so many heart-warming connections with top politicians and oil companies from where he made millions of cheap evil money. He was so powerful, deadly and influential even to the extent of been honoured with a chieftaincy title in his community. There were expectations that he was soon going to be crowned as the traditional ruler of his community. But all these ended as sheer vanities.



Like other criminals, Don Wanny had several golden opportunities to have turned a new leaf in life but he pursued his greed and continued in his wicked venture. It is believed that many of his partners and loyalist who have survived the attack that killed their master would have a sober reflection over the end of their Oga and voluntarily submit themselves to security agencies as a renewed manhunt followed by the announcement of a whooping N640m new bounty by the state government may just lead them the Don-Wanny Way.



It is also expected that the security agents will also put in similar efforts to also ensure the arrest or death of other very dangerous criminal gang leaders within the Niger Delta region and the country at large, including killer herdsmen that have taken the dimension of another Boko Haram in disguise.


Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2018/01/lessons-from-life-times-and-activities.html

crime does not pay.

And what shall it profit a man...

if he had stopped and repented frm bad ways
he would have been a respescted thug
but greed and devil wont let him earn that