Speaking to
newsmen at the Warri Naval Base, the Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Raimi
Mohammed, who presented the suspect alongside others allegedly involved in the
act of vandalism and criminal activities in the maritime sector, described the
arrest as a major breakthrough, he said.
The Nigerian
Navy on Tuesday said it had arrested the coordinator of attacks on oil and gas
facilities in Delta.
“I am pleased
to announce that after several weeks of persistent effort the Nigerian Navy, in
collaboration with other security agencies have arrested the main coordinator
of attacks on NNPC and Chevron oil and gas facilities.
“The attacks
were the bombing we witnessed since May 4 with the attack on Chevron Okan valve
platform offshore in Escravos in Warri South-West.
“We have
recovered some Impoverished Explosive Devices (IED) for blowing up and
vandalising pipelines.
“We have
decided not to give out the name of the suspect because he is helping us with
useful information that could lead to the arrest of others,’’ Mohammed said.
The Commander
said the suspect was deeply involved in pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft,
saying that his arrest came after several weeks of trailing and arrest of some
of his foot-soldiers.
“The suspect
has stolen crude oil from about 35 abandoned oil well heads and crude oil
pipelines in Okpoko and Obodo in Warri South-West Local Government Area,’’ he
said.
Mohammed also
said that the navy had apprehended another suspect identified as Michael John,
who allegedly murdered three soldiers in Jones creek and one soldier and a
policeman in Batan community.
“The suspect
has confessed to the crime,’’ he said.
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