Three suspected militants have been arrest by the Police in Akwa Ibom
State with high-power bombs capable of sinking any ship, boat, or
destroying buildings or pipelines, thekillerpunch.com reports.
The
State Commissioner of Police, Murtala Mani, who paraded them on Friday
at the state Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan-abia, said the suspects
were arrested on August 18, 2016, through an intelligence report.
Mani
who briefed newsmen on the development through the Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Cordelia Nwawe, said the
suspects were arrested at Moden City Hotel in Eket local government area
of the state.
The State Police boss gave the names of the
suspected militants as Nelson Seimiyefa, aged 34, from Bayelsa state,
Victor Emmanuel Williams, aged 34, from Etinan local government area of
Akwa Ibom and Nseobong Dickson, aged 38, from Eket local government area
also of Akwa Ibom State.
Mani said bombs recovered from the
suspected militants included two high-power IED bombs measuring 60/80.5
cm and 44/5.5 cm respectively; and one long single high-power propel
launcher bomb measuring 78/4.55cm.
The arrest of the suspected
militants came just as a seven day ultimatum given by a new militant
group in the Niger Delta “Oyobio-Oyobio” to Mobil Producing Nigeria
Unlimited to relocate its headquarters to Akwa Ibom or face dire
consequences expired.
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