THE Joint Military’s Task Force codenamed ‘Operation Pulo Shield’ on Wednesday announced the arrest of Pearce Oyikobat, the amourer to the arrested Niger Delta most-wanted criminal and kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Ibruvwe.
Oyikobat,who was declared wanted alongside Ibruvwe and others last year, was arrested at Okpara Inland in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to the statement issued by the Head of the Joint Media Centre of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Mustapha Anka, “the suspect has been on the run as he was alleged to be the armourer of a notorious kidnap kingpin, Mr Ibruvwe, who had since been handed over to the police for prosecution.
The operatives of the JTF, in a separate operation, foiled an attempt by a group of suspected kidnappers to abduct a woman at Eku in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to JTF, “this was as a result of a distress call which was intervened in conjunction with the Nigeria Police to rescue the victim unhurt. The rescue operation witnessed gun duel which claimed life of a suspect while others escaped. Items recovered included one berretta pistol, a locally-made short barrel gun and a mask.
“The corpse of the suspect and recovered items were handed over to the police at Isiokolo in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. Similarly, the JTF on a tip-off rescued a staff of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Mr Johnson Erewa, from being kidnapped. Suspects that attempted the kidnap were handed over to the Nigeria Police.”
Meanwhile, authorities of the JTF announced that it has recorded series of success in her operational
activities against oil bunkering in the Niger Delta region,
with the discovery of an illegal oil refinery at Egbokodo Itshekiri
general area of Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.
SOURCE; TRIBUNE
http://tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/7634-jtf-arrest-kidnapper-s-amourer-4-others-in-delta-bayelsa
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