Police Arrest Niger Delta Avengers Leaders
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Loading ...Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), have arrested two principal leaders of the Amalgamated Nigerย Deltaย Avengersย members.
They were apprehended after demanding a ransom of N20million from Nigerย Deltaย Petroleum Resources or they will kidnap oil workers of the company.
A police sourceย confirmedย the development to Vanguard.
โOn Wednesday 11th April 2018, sequel to several reports of threat received by Nigerย Deltaย Petroleum Resources (NDPR) located in Obumeze Community, Ahoada LGAย Riversย by a group named- Amalgamated Nigerย Deltaย Avengers.
โOperatives of the IGP- Intelligence Response Team IRT deployed to PH by IGP Ibrahim Idris swooped into action and arrested two (2) principal actors who posed as militants and Threatened the company.
โThe threat messages demanded an initial payment of N20million & to be placed on monthlyย salaryย of N3million; failure to do so would be followed with kidnap, death, Vandalism/Explosion and attacks on the companyโs assets.
โThe suspects arrested are: LoveGod Chinuzioke 27yrsย nativeย of Obumeze Community Ahoada LGAย RiversState; he is from the host community of NDPR and was just granted bail from Portย Harcourtย Maximum Prison for a case of Armed Robbery and Kidnapping.
โHeย hatchedย the idea of extorting money from the company and gotย contact numbersย of the senior personnel of NDPR. Justice Okolo 25yrs;ย nativeย of Aniocha LGAย Deltaย state.
โHe composed and sent the threat messages to the company. Suspect also admitted belonging to a notorious armed robbery gang terrorizing Ahoada andย environsย and the phone used for the threat was recovered from him.
โEffort is still on going to arrest remaining accomplices at large, and recover arms, Ammunition and Explosives.โ
