Troops of the Joint Force (JF), Operation Pulo Shield, have averted an attempt by suspected vandals to bomb pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
The Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre (JMCC), Col. Ado Isa, in a statement yesterday, said the suspects planted dynamites beneath the pipeline location in a swamp before the troops discovered it.
He named the items recovered from the scene as two dynamite detonators, cable wire and battery.
Isa said the troops deployed in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state carried out anti-illegal oil bunkering patrol and cordon-and-search operation around Ebelebiri and Agba communities.
During the operation, he said, six suspected pipeline vandals were arrested along with eight Cotonou boats loaded with illegally acquired crude oil.
He said the sites and the recovered items were destroyed immediately while the suspects were handed over to the prosecuting agency.
Isa said: “On same day, OPS troops, in continuation of its raid on suspected pipeline vandals’ camps, carried out cordon-and-search operation in Oporoma Community of Delta State.
“Ten suspected pipeline vandals were arrested during the operation and the following items were recovered from them: one pistol, 195 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 14 handheld radio sets, diving equipment, personal computer, IPAD, 30 detonating codes and several cell phones with SIM cards belonging to telecoms companies, among others.”
Isa further said that the maritime component of the force and the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS Delta) on June 14 arrested three suspected coordinators of many pipeline bombings across the region.
He said one of the arrested suspects, John Oboka, aka Jamaica, confessed to being part of the group that bombed the Nigerian Petroleum Developing Company crude oil pipeline at Escravos, in Warri South-West LGA of Delta State.
He said bombing equipment was recovered from the bombers and assured the people of the region of the outfit’s commitment and determination to rid the Niger Delta of the activities of hoodlums.
Isa said the joint force would continue to clamp down on fleeing criminals including pipeline vandals and intensify efforts to dismantle all militant camps in the region.
He warned those behind heinous act of bombing of critical installations in the region to have a rethink and toe the line of peace by adopting a legitimate means to address their grievances instead of taking the law into their hands. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteYes it is story for those destroying their soil. Yes it is story to those blowing gas pipelines causing black out to Nigerians including their local community. Yeah! It is a story to those asking that their corrupt leaders should be left off of criminal activities while in power. It is a story to kidnappers and other misguided elements in the creeks
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