₦airaland Forum

Soldiers suspected to be
from the 4th Brigade of the
Nigerian Army, Benin, Edo
State Capital, have arrested
an ex-militant leader, Aboy
Francis Muturu, at his
residence in Bomadi Town of
Delta State.
The former militant, sources
said, was arrested in the
presence of his
breastfeeding wife in the
early hours of Friday last
week.
It was not clear if he was
arrested in connection with
the activities of the new
militant group, Niger Delta
Avengers, responsible for
the series of attacks on oil
facilities in the region in
recent times.
Findings by our
correspondent reveal that
the ex-militant kingpin was
among those to have
voluntarily embraced the
amnesty programme initiated
by the erstwhile President
Musa Yar’Adua.
It was gathered that General
Aboy as he is fondly called
was immediately whisked to
an unknown destination and
has been kept incommunicado
from family members Ijaw
leaders.
The former militant’s wife,
Mrs. Beauty Aboy Muturu,
confirmed the arrest to our
correspondent when
contacted on the telephone.
Meanwhile, a prominent Warri
lawyer and National
coordinator, Conference for
the actualisation of Human
Right, Mr Omes Ogedegbe, on
Monday threatened legal
action against the Nigerian
Army over the arrest.
Ogedegbe, who claimed to be
lawyer to the ex-militant, in
an open letter to the Army
Chief of Staff, described the
arrest as provocative and
illegal.
The arrested ex-militant’s
lawyer said, “That upon the
embrace of the amnesty
programme, our client has
long denounced militancy as
he is currently the managing
director of Vicmut Hotels
Limited located in Bomadi main
town with a laudable staff
strength.
“That since the abduction of
Ex-Militant General Aboy
Francis Muturu on the 7th of
June, 2016, the whereabouts
of ex-General Aboy Francis
Muturu has remained
unknown neither has the
family any clue as to his
whereabouts save for the
fact that Capt. Robert of the
222 battalion was part of the
team.”
Ogedegbe noted should the
Nigerian Army fail to release
the ex-militant leader within
the next 48 hours counting
from Monday it would
institute a legal action to
enforce the fundamental
human rights of the former
warlord.
When contacted on the
development, Capt. Jonah
Unuakhalu, Assistant
Director, Public Relations Unit
of the 4 Brigade Benin,
denied knowledge of the
incident but promised to
investigate and get back to
our correspondent.

cynthia123:
after bombing our oil pipes, they will use amnesty money to build hotels.

They should deal with him