Niger Delta Avengers
Army arrests 10 suspected members of militant group [PHOTOS]
The suspects were reportedly arrested in the early hours of
Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Oporaza community, in the Warri South-West
Local Government Area of Delta State.
The Nigerian Army has arrested 10 suspected members of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers.
The
suspects were reportedly arrested in the early hours of Saturday, May
28, 2016, in Oporaza community, in the Warri South-West Local Government
Area of Delta State.
The arrest was confirmed by
the Commander of the 4 Brigade, Brigadier-General Farouk Yahaya, who
paraded the suspects in Benin, Edo State on Sunday, May 29.
“Within
the period under review, you can see that the Niger Delta Avengers have
claimed virtually all acts of criminal activities against oil and gas
and they continue threatening a shutdown of the whole sector. So, most
likely, they (suspects) will be the people, who else would they be?” Yahaya said according to Punch.
“Operations
that led to these arrests and recoveries were conducted professionally,
guided by our mandate, operation orders, code of conduct and rules of
engagement. Our operations are strictly targeted against perpetrators of
all criminal acts in our area of responsibility and not innocent
citizens.
“We are not worried by voodoo.
It did not stop the suspects from being arrested and others that have
been arrested before now. Whatever a person wants to use, he can use it.
But I know that God is always on the side of the truth,” he added.
Yahaya
also revealed that items recovered from the suspects include 28
detonator cords (also known Detonator 33), one pistol, two pistols, 196
rounds of 7.62 special ammunition, one round of nine-millimetre
ammunition, a live cartridge and five daggers.
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