The Nigerian Navy (NN) said it had arrested a suspected member of the<\/p>\n
Niger Delta Avengers.<\/p>\n
This is contained in a statement signed by its Director of Information,
\nCommodore Christian Ezekobe, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.<\/p>\n
According to Ezekobe, the suspect who was picked up on July 11 at about 11
\na.m., is believed to be a major logistics supplier to the group which had
\nclaimed responsibility for attacks on NNPC and Chevron pipelines in the
\nregion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe arrest was made following a confessional statement obtained from an
\nearlier arrested suspect who gave details of the involvement of other
\ncollaborators in the attacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary investigations also revealed that the suspect recently
\nsupplied 10 batteries, five large coils of wire and other materials
\npurportedly used for the attacks,\u2019\u2019 the director said.<\/p>\n
The NN said it would continue to partner with sister security agencies and
\nmembers of the public to eliminate all forms of economic sabotage such as
\nvandalisation of pipelines and piracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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