members of the Bakassi militants
In an official statement released by Tony Opuiyo on Friday, the
Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it has arrested some
suspected Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants responsible for recent
attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta.
According to the nation's secret police, one Selky Torughedi, a
suspected member of NDA and associate of Tompolo, was arrested for
planning to assassinate a serving military officer in Kaduna state,
adding that another suspected member of the NDA was also arrested while
planning to carry out attacks on oil installations.
“In a bid to stem the activities of vandals in the Niger Delta,
this service effected the arrest of Selky Kile Torughedi, on 17th June,
2016, in Calabar, Cross River state.
“Torughedi is an ex-militant and suspected member of the Niger
Delta Avengers (NDA), and was arrested for planning to assassinate one
MB Yahaya, a serving military officer.
“Torughedi, who is a close associate of Government Ekpemupolo
(aka Tompolo), had already conducted surveillance at the residence of
Yahaya in Kaduna, preparatory to his plot when he was intercepted. He is
also fingered as a sponsor of pipeline vandalism in some states in the
south-south region. Suspect is currently assisting the service, with
critical leads,” the DSS said in the statement.
The statement further stated that in a related operation, the
service arrested one Christian Oluba aka Sensor, another suspected
militant with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). “Sensor was arrested
while perfecting plans to carry out explosive attacks on critical oil
and gas pipelines, including critical storage points,” he said.
Also arrested was a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB), who was planning, alongside his colleagues, to carry out attacks
on the Computer Village in Lagos.
“Meanwhile, sequel to increasing threat posed to public peace
by the activities of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), this
Service arrested one Chidiebere Onwudiwe, a graduate of Mechanical and
chemical engineering and known member of IPOB, on 22nd June, 2016.
“Onwudiwe and his associates within and outside the country
were planning to carry out coordinated attacks against religious
bodies/edifices, police-check points and the computer village in Ikeja,
Lagos state, with Improvised Explosive devices (IEDS). The suspect was
apprehended while making logistics supplies for their nefarious plan.”
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