In furtherance to ongoing tactical operations to degrade the
capabilities and hide-outs of criminal gangs/ syndicates
across the Federation, this Service wish to apprise the general
public of recent successful progress recorded so far in the
drive.
2. On 21st July, 2016, one Jones ABIRI aka General Akotebe
DARIKORO (pictured) was arrested by this Service in Yenagoa,
Bayelsa State. DARIKORO is the leader of the Joint
Revolutionary Council of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation
Force (JNDLF), which has been furthering separatist
tendencies in connivance with other criminal gangs in the
Niger Delta region. DARIKORO, who operates under the nom-
de-guerre “General-Kill and Bury”, has confessed and owned
up to some criminal activities committed by the JNDLF, which
include:
- The vandalism of Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) trunk
line in Ogboinbiri, Southern Ijaw LGA and bombing of oil
pipeline belonging to Shell Development Company (SPDC) at
Brass creek on 8th July, 2016, all in Bayelsa State;
- Threat messages to managements of NAOC and SPDC
demanding for the payment of the sum of Five Hundred
Million Naira (N500m), and Two Hundred and Fifty Million
Naira (N250m) respectively;
- Threat to launch missile attacks against selected targets in
Abuja including the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock;
- DARIKORO is also the mastermind of the recently circulated
hoax of planned overthrow of President Muhammadu BUHARI,
GCFR, by the military;
3. Similarly, on 21st July 2016, one Stephen MAMAYEBO aka
OSCAR, (pictured) a suspected militant was arrested at
OMPADEC Primary School in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
MAMAYEBO was arrested in connection with the kidnap of an
expatriate staff of Setraco Construction Company and
subsequent murder of two (2) soldiers, namely Garba UMAR/
Sgt and Bashir KABIRU/Pte, along Ogbia-Nembe road on 5th
April, 2016.
4. Furthermore, on 20th July, 2016, at Travelers Mosque,
along Kaduna-Zaria Highway in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State,
the trio of Ismaila SHUAIBU, Kabiru NASIRU and Inusa
ABDULLAHI were arrested during a tactical raid by this
Service. The trio were members of a notorious kidnap gang
which has been terrorizing innocent citizens along the Abuja-
Kaduna highway, and other environs within Kaduna State.
5. On 22nd July, 2016, about 1730 hours, at Total Petrol
Station, along Aba road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, one
Chukwunyere Austin OKWAA was apprehended by the Service.
OKWAA has been issuing death threats against the former
Acting-Managing Director, NDDC, Ibim SEMENITARI (f).
6. In continuation of its fight against terrorism, on 21st July,
2016, this Service apprehended one Bulama Mohammed
RAMAT aka Muhammad Bashir MUHAMMADU at Jabi Motor
Park, in Utako, Abuja. Prior to his arrest, MUHAMMADU was
planning to attack the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its
environs, in collaboration with other elements of an extremist
cell of the Boko Haram group.
7. On 22nd June, 2016, a raid on suspected criminals/
miscreants hide-outs behind Ado Bayero Quarters at Naibawa
area of Kumbotso LGA of Kano State, resulted in the recovery
of one (1) AK-47 rifle with twenty-eight (28) rounds of live
ammunition. Other items recovered during the operation are
one (1) Browning model pistol with two (2) rounds of live
ammunition and a P5 pistol with ten (10) live rounds.
8. Also, on 22nd July, 2016, the Service apprehended one
Saidu YAHAYA, during the screening of prospective Hajj
pilgrims at the Muslim Pilgrims Board in Jos, Plateau State.
YAHAYA has been under the radar of the Service as a black-
market and illegal gunrunner who has been supplying arms
and ammunitions to criminal and ethnic/religious bigots in
Plateau, Taraba, Benue and Nassarawa States.
9. In another development, on 19th July, 2016, one Samson
Chijioke NZEGWU was arrested at Obuofia village, in Nkanu-
West LGA of Enugu State. NZEGWU is the ring-leader of a
criminal-syndicate which has been using cloned/forged
paraphernalia of the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Lawrence
UGWUANYI, to defraud members of the public. During his
arrest, the sum of One Million Naira, three (3) laptops, ten
(10) different mobile phones, and other incriminating items
were recovered from him.
10. On 17th July, 2016, at Idi-Mango Ore area in Odigbo LGA
of Ondo State, one Esan Abiodun CHRISTOPHER aka
MAIYEGUN was arrested by this Service. CHRISTOPHER is a
member of the Reuben AKINBEHINJE-gang which
masterminded the kidnap of two (2) Catholic nuns and their
driver in Akure, Ondo State. The suspect was apprehended
while coordinating plans to hijack fuel-supply tankers in Oyo
State. He is currently under detention with five (5) other
members of his criminal gang, with whom he had
masterminded the hijack of several fuel tankers in Ondo, Oyo,
Osun, Kwara and Kogi States respectively.
11. This Service wish to urge all citizens and residents to
remain vigilant and report all suspicious persons, parcels or
vehicles to the nearest security formation. Members of the
public are further enjoined to see our societal and individual
safety as our collective responsibility and therefore support
security and law enforcement agencies with critical
information that would assist in providing a safe environment
for all to carry out their legitimate business without let or
hindrance.
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