The
Nigerian Navy (NN) said it has arrested a suspected member of the Niger
Delta Avengers (NDA).
This is
contained in a statement signed by its Director of Information, Commodore
Christian Ezekobe, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
According
to Ezekobe, the suspect who was picked up on July 11 at about 11AM, is believed
to be a major logistics supplier to the group which had claimed responsibility
for attacks on NNPC and Chevron pipelines in the region.
“The
arrest was made following a confessional statement obtained from an earlier
arrested suspect who gave details of the involvement of other collaborators in
the attacks.
Preliminary
investigations also revealed that the suspect recently supplied 10 batteries,
five large coils of wire and other materials purportedly used for the attacks,” the
director said.
The NN
said it would continue to partner with sister security agencies and members of
the public to eliminate all forms of economic sabotage such as vandalization of
pipelines and piracy.
Labels: Navy Apprehends Suspected NDA Logistics Supplier, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA)
