The Department of
State Security Service, DSS, yesterday, unveiled the Niger Delta militant, who allegedly
threatened to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari and
bomb key public
institutions, including Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The service, in a statement
by Tony Opuiyo, gave the name of the suspect as Jones ABIRI, aka General
Akotebe DARIKORO, who was arrested in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
DSS described DARIKORO as the leader of the Joint
Revolutionary Council of the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF), which,
according to it, has been orchestrating “separatist tendencies in connivance
with other criminal gangs in the Niger Delta region”.
The agency said DARIKORO, “who operates under the pseudo name
of General-Kill and Bury”, had confessed
to some criminal activities committed by the
NDLF,” including 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”.
Other atrocities
said to have been committed by the suspect include issuance of threat messages
to managements of NAOC and SPDC demanding for the payment of N500m and N250m respectively, and threatening
to launch missile attacks against selected targets in Abuja including the
Presidential Villa, Aso Rock.
It said DARIKORO is
also the mastermind of the recently circulated hoax of planned overthrow of BUHARI
and his administration.
“Similarly, on 21st
July 2016, one Stephen MAMAYEBO, aka OSCAR, 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,” the DSS added.
“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.
“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).
“ 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.
“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 28 rounds of live ammunition. Other items recovered during the operation
are one (1) Browningmodel pistol with two (2) rounds of live ammunition and a
P5 pistol with ten (10) live rounds.
“Also, on 22nd July, 2016, the Service
apprehendedone 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.
“ 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.
“ 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.”
The DSS asked
Nigerians to remain vigilant and report all suspicious persons, parcels or
vehicles to the nearest security formation for necessary actions.
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