Sunday Terror was arrested by the police around 11.20am on Ondo Street, following a tip-off.
He had been on the police wanted list for over seven months. He escaped each time the police got close to getting him.
Residents, who discovered his hideout, tipped off security operatives and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Denton, Olarenwaju Quadri led a special squad to fish him out.
On sighting the police, Terror, said to be with his gang members identified as Dagbe, Omosoku and Oshankele, were said to have opened fire.
The police returned fire; Terror was caught, but the others escaped with gunshot wounds through the waterside.
When the news of Terror’s arrest was broken, people rushed to Denton Police Station, demanding that he should not be released.
He was said to have died around 1pm.
It was learnt that the crowd, which blocked the express road, included market women and traditional rulers. They cursed the suspect and reportedly asked that he should not be taken to a hospital.
Some eyewitnesses at the police station claimed that the suspect confessed before he died.
One said: “He has made life difficult for a lot of people here. So many people are afraid of Terror and his gang. People celebrated his arrest and his death because if he was taken to hospital, his godfathers, who are politicians, would have found a way to free him.
“He confessed here that he was behind the death of four people at Evans Square in December. His gang killed four people and injured over 20. He also confessed that he was the one who beheaded one member of the cult, as well as killed two people in Idumota.
He also confessed of raping the daughters of some Baale in the community.
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