Some members of the new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have been awakened to the reality that militancy is not a party. Ten suspected members of the group have been arrested by the Nigerian Army.
They were arrested at about 1:40am on Saturday in Oporaza community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, following a siege on the community by the military.
The Commander of the 4 Brigade, Brigadier-General Farouk Yahaya, who paraded the suspects on Sunday in Benin, said there had been cases of sabotage by suspected militants and vandals in Delta State since January 1, 2016 and threats “to shut down all operations” in the sector.
He said that several items were recovered from the arrested suspects, which includes 28 detonator cords (also known Detonator 33), one pistol, two pistols, 196 rounds of 7.62 special ammunition, one round of nine-millimeter ammunition, a live cartridge and five daggers.
Also recovered were 15 handheld radio sets, 18 phones, 203 SIM cards belonging to three major network providers, five swimsuits, two headlamps, a laptop, two ipads and a camera.
Seven wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, five speedboat throttle cables, six pairs of hand gloves, the sum of N23,000 cash and a cheque book were also in their possession.
Yahaya promised that investigation would reveal the real identity of the arrested suspects.
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