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…seized 37,000 barrels of stolen crude
By Soni Daniel, Editor, Northern Region
Details of how the Department of State Security Services in collaboration with the military, the Nigerian Air Force and other security agencies successfully arrested a top commander of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, seized 37,000 litres of stolen crude and the eliminated many Boko Haram fighters in Niger State, emerged in Abuja on Thursday.
A competent security operative, told Vanguard in Abuja that the DSS acting with sister security agencies carried out the operations which led to the arrest of the notorious IPoB commander in Ebonyi State. The source however, declined to release the name of the arrested IPoB commander, saying that he was under investigation and would be made known later.
The operative disclosed that the IPoB commander was arrested based on credible information that he was actively recruiting mercenaries in preparation for a major attack in Ebonyi State and other South east areas.
The source disclosed that no fewer than 600 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition, among other dangerous weapons were recovered from the notorious IPoB fighter.
The top operative said, “On 9th September, 2024, a combined team of the DSS and the military apprehended a high profile commander of the proscribed IPOB. The arrest followed intelligence, which confirmed his active involvement in the coordination of IPOB activities in Ebonyi State. The arrested commander had recruited several mercenaries in preparation for further attacks in Ebonyi State,” the source told our correspondent.
Beyond that, the operative said that based on credible intelligence, the service also collaborated with the NAF and sister agencies to descend on Boko Haram terrorists and bandits who had jointly attacked Bassa-Kukoki Village in Allawa district of Shiroro Local Government of Niger State on Wednesday.
The source said that while many of the terrorists and bandits were killed in the operation, three members of the community were killed by fleeing bandits, adding that no personnel of the security agency was killed during the operation.
The disclosure came in the wake of another operation by the operatives of Delta State Command of the DSS which led to the interception of a wooden barge containing about 37,000 barrels of crude oil.
According to the top source, five suspects connected to the incident were also arrested during the operation and are being investigated and profiled for necessary prosecution.
The source, who did not want to be named, promised however that the DSS was set to tackle increasing threats to national security in collaboration with sister agencies and would not allow terrorists and other mercenaries to cause mayhem in the country.
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