A security source confirmed that he was killed in a combined operation by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Army at a border town between Rivers and Imo.

The source said the  development happened at about 5 p.m. on Saturday.

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The  Rivers Director of DSS,  Mr Tosin Ajayi, declined  comment  on the information when contacted by a NAN correspondent.

“No comment for now,” he said.