The Nigerian Navy said it had arrested a suspected member of the Niger Delta Avengers.
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 vandalisation
of pipelines and piracy.
Credit: Today
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