location: Port Harcourt
notes: Soboma George, a one-time militant leader who accepted a government amnesty last year, was shot during a gunfight in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, before being taken away by gunmen. Security sources said George, who originally led a gang called the Outlaws and has a significant following in Rivers state, had been killed in the shootout.
target_text: location: Port Harcourt, fatalities: 1