Ten suspected members of the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, have been arrested by operatives of Nigerian Army.

The Commander of 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army,
Brigadier-General Farouk Yahaya, who paraded the suspected militants on Sunday at the Brigade
headquarters in Benin, Edo state, said they were
arrested at about 1:40am on Saturday, in Oporaza
community, Warri South-West local government area of Delta state, following a cordon and search
operation conducted in the community. He said the operation was part of efforts to check
the spate of renewed attacks on oil and gas
installations in the Niger Delta region.

The suspects and arms recovered from them. Photo:

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Jefferson Ibiwale Brigadier-General Yahaya explained that there had been several cases of sabotage by suspected militants and vandals in Delta State since January 1, 2016, as well as further warnings and threats “to shut down all operations” in the sector.

Items recovered from the suspects include 28
detonator cords (Detonator 33), one pistol, two
empty pistol magazines, 196 rounds of 7.62 special
ammunition, one round of nine-millimetre ammunition, a live cartridge and five daggers.

Others are 15 hand-held radio sets, 18 phones, 203
SIM cards belonging three major network providers, five swimsuits, two headlamps, a laptop, two ipads and a camera. Besides, the army also recovered seven wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, five speedboat throttle cables, six pairs of hand gloves, a
cash sum of N23,000 and a cheque book.

According to Brigadier-General Yahaya,
investigation would reveal the true identity of the
suspects, observed that recent explosions carried
out by the Niger Delta Avengers suggested that the
arrested suspects may not be unconnected to the
group. He said: “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 (the suspects) will be the people, who else would they be?” The Brigade Commander who dismissed speculation
that the militants may have adopted the use of
charms to evade arrest, said “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.

“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.

” While calling on the general public to provide the
army with relevant information on militants groups which would assist it to combat criminal elements in the interest of the country, Brigadier-General Yahaya disclosed that the suspects would be handed over to prosecuting security agencies at the end of preliminary investigation.

In a related development, Nigerian troops averted a major pipeline vandalisation in Bayelsa state on
Sunday, May 29. According to information obtained by NAIJ.com, the troops made sure of total safety in Gulobokri and Eweleso areas of Brass in the state during the incident that happened early on Sunday morning. He said: “Today, 29th May 2016 in the early hours of
morning, troops of 343 Artillery Regiment of 2
Brigade, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, carried
out patrol within the general area of Gulobokri and Eweleso, around Brass area in Bayelsa State.”



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Speechless...

Wey am

They are suspect until proven guilty. That's the terms used.

Seriously, the security apparatus needs to conduct a serious mob up operations in bayelsa, rivers states, delta and akwa ibom. Too many arms are in the hands of people in those region, especially Rivers, delta and bayelsa

kossyablaze:
Wey am

photo updated

QuotaSystem:
See the rag tag criminals... next thing Ekpas will ask for DNA test result to confirm they are militants

We will not negotiate with terrorists. This government CANNOT be blackmailed; especially not with violence.

Yes... I need thr DNA result. Deal with it... If na fulani herdsmen now, u go hide. Hausa Hypocrite

Care should be taken not to arrest the wrong people.

kossyablaze:
Yes... I need thr DNA result. Deal with it

I need it too... Trust this govt at ur own peril.

rottennaija:
They are suspect until proven guilty. That's the terms used.

Seriously, the security apparatus needs to conduct a serious mob up operations in bayelsa, rivers states, delta and akwa ibom. Too many arms are in the hands of people in those region, especially Rivers, delta and bayelsa

Seconded

Arrangee militants
See as the are happy in the pix they know army will release them tommorow after this photoshoot
That's how they released the fake chibok girl and hide her from the public the next day
Take a look at the picture the guys are happy and don't look like ijaws
Democracy day lie spotted

This guys does not look like NDA guys. To me they simply IPOD members claiming to be NDA.
God will expose them one by one. WE remain one Nigerians.

Some people sad about this!! Enemies of progress...

todayboy:
Arrangee militants
See as the are happy in the pix they know army will release them tommorow after this photoshoot
That's how they released the fake chibok girl and hide her from the public the next day
Take a look at the picture the guys are happy and don't look like ijaws
Democracy day lie spotted

I think say na only me see am o.

franchizy:
This guys does not look like NDA guys. To me they simply IPOD members claiming to be NDA.
God will expose them one by one. WE remain one Nigerians.

Smh for u

kossyablaze:
Smh for u

Look at there faces and tell me if these are not IPOD youths.

Should be investigated and charged to court for prosecution

franchizy:

Look at there faces and tell me if these are not IPOD youths.

u look like one sef... Are u a member?

Are these ones supposed to be Niger Delta Avengers captured members? Funny things

Area boys aka avengers.. Avengers ko superman ni...

If these are the Avengers then who are those at the creeks and on the high sea bombing pipelines?

todayboy:
Arrangee militants
See as the are happy in the pix they know army will release them tommorow after this photoshoot
That's how they released the fake chibok girl and hide her from the public the next day
Take a look at the picture the guys are happy and don't look like ijaws
Democracy day lie spotted

What is wrong if a caught criminal is not frowning?

Or you expect them roughened up and beaten blue black so that human rights international and enemies of progress will have something to say?

If your sister was among the chibok girls you wouldn't be talking like this.

I'm sure that if it was a scam, even the US will be in the know and expose us.

Abeg if you cannot wish this nation well, just SHUT UP!!

QuotaSystem:


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Make no mistake. You and your criminals are no match for the Nigerian Armed Forces.[/b]

Kikikikikiki one year on and Boko boys are still bombing Maiduguri. Continue deceiving yourself

QuotaSystem:


Of course there will be remnants of the criminals, and they will bomb soon, and they will be caught and dealt with like these ones until they are eliminated no matter how long it takes.

Make no mistake. You and your criminals are not match for the Nigerian Armed Forces.

I just dey look you like Amaechi