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The Nigeria army says it has arrested suspected leader of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers which is responsible for blowing up of oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region.

Daily Post quotes a statement by acting director of army public relations, Col. Sani Usman Kukasheka as saying that troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army arrested a suspected leader of the Niger Delta Avengers, Isaac Romeo, popularly known as “G2”.

He was arrested alongside two other people named Lawson Samson and Iyang Ekpo (an elderly man) in Calabar, Cross River state while driving in a vehicle on Saturday, September 3.

The statement said the army carried out the arrest in conjunction with the navy, air force and secret agents of the Defence Intelligence Agency.

“The arrest followed painstaking efforts and tracking of the militant who was in the state to perpetrate further criminal activities of sabotaging critical infrastructures. All the suspects are currently being interrogated,” the statement said.

In a related event, Usman announced that the troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected militant called Gabriel Ogbudje who is allegedly responsible for the destruction of NPDC/Shoreline major delivery trunk line within Ogo-Oteri general area on August 26.

The army statement said that Ogbudje is the alleged leader of the “Otugas Fire Force”, a militant group which has threatened to attack the Utorogu Gas Plant.

The statement read: “The suspected militant, who was trailed, was arrested by troops along Agbor-Abraka road, Edo State on Tuesday 6th September 2016.


“He has been on the run since he was declared wanted because of his public declaration as the leader of the militant group “Otugas Fire Force” and his subsequent declaration of the threat code named “Crocodile Tears”, which was published by the Vanguard and Thisday newspapers on 31st August 2016, while the Brigade was engaged on the military field training exercise nicknamed “Operation Crocodile Smile”.

“Gabriel was arrested along with his accomplice, Mr. Elvis Dweller Ejus. Both suspects were handed to Operation DELTA SAFE for further interrogation and subsequent handing over to the relevant security agency for prosecutions.”

https://www.naij.com/958926-nigeria-army-scores-big-victory-militants-nabs-niger-delta-avengers-kingpin.html?_e_pi_=7%2AGE_ID10%2C2969597530

I hope they re not doing the "shekau" on us.

who believes Nigeria army again

Good job.

Great news

The shekau ??


Lol , it's not clueless GEJ running the country and the goat they arrested later had his pictures posted all over internet as proof of arrest

Don't the badbelle in thinking this Government will lie to you , Change starts with you today thursday !


Finally , It looks like crocodile is smiling

VictorRomanov:
I hope they re not doing the "shekau" on us.

Ok

GMBuhari:
The shekau ??


Lol , it's not clueless GEJ running the country and the goat they arrested later had his pictures posted all over internet as proof of arrest

Don't the badbelle in thinking this Government will lie to you , Change starts with you today thursday !


Finally , It looks like crocodile is smiling

This govt wun't lie to us you say I hear u o just keep at it ok you might probably be the next minister of information...

I hope they're able to extract anofe frm him, that will lead to the arrest of others, similarly hope this is not some cheap publicitta frm the govt to score some cheap point, dat they're working!

well done to the military, if its true!

kudos

Lol. You arrested the Leader of NDA at calabar? What a funny and pathetic set of people? May God help some gullible people who may believe this poo

GMBuhari:
The shekau ??


Lol , it's not clueless GEJ running the country and the goat they arrested later had his pictures posted all over internet as proof of arrest

Don't the badbelle in thinking this Government will lie to you , Change starts with you today thursday !


Finally , It looks like crocodile is smiling

Please don't start! If u don't have anything meaning to say to me, just by. This istration has been lying since day one. From corruption fight to state of the economy, to media aides who claim that the only people complaining about bad economy are a minority. Except u can show me evidence that the person captured is the leader of the NDA, just stay ur lane. I am not a baby.

I hope he will be summarily executed...

Crocodile delivers....

Old news

But mind u that the more u arrest, they more another group surface...

Maybe 2moro, they will demand their leaders to swap oyel just like Bokoharam

In solidarity, some should go on the streets to protest his arrest!

good news

Operation crocodile smile ain't laughing

sweeet!!!

The only people making me happy in Nigeria..... Before it was Super Eagles. God continue to guide these legends, protect them from the evils in that Sambisa. God help them

Good

Good to see the defence intelligence agency in this. Many Nigerians don't even know about them.

K

One by one by God and still counting

VictorRomanov:


Please don't start! If u don't have anything meaning to say to me, just by. This istration has been lying since day one. From corruption fight to state of the economy, to media aides who claim that the only people complaining about bad economy are a minority. Except u can show me evidence that the person captured is the leader of the NDA, just stay ur lane. I am not a baby.

Bitter wailer, those people that are not happy with the goodness of Nigeria will not live to witness the good and betterment of Nigeria.
This group you belong.

I heard from one mama put canteen in Lagos saying "God is not happy with Nigeria because Nigerians did not vote for his son and that things will be tougher next year than this year"
I asked, who is that God's son and she said Jonathan.

I prayed one prayer that; as for me and my household we shall know no suffer and sorrow next year and the years to come IJN.

People are so myopic, gullible and dogmatic.

They'll ambush and kill our armed forces but when our armed catch them they only arrest them
Kudos to the Nigerian Armed Forces for keepin it sane

Lies.

Kill them all

Fake news, ask me how and why.

Is Otugas militant leader thesame as NDA leader? NO

Try another lie

even if..country still hard...