The Department of State Services (DSS) Friday said it had
arrested some suspected Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants.
The DSS in a statement said the ‘Avengers’ were the
militant group responsible for recent attacks on oil installations in the Niger
Delta.
According to the 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.
It said another suspected member of the NDA was 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 June 17,
2016, in Calabar, Cross River State,” the DSS said in the statement issued by
Tony Opuiyo, its agent.
“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.”
He said 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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