Nigerian Army Nabs 8 Suspected Cultists in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Army has rounded up and nabbed eight suspected cultists in south south Bayelsa State. The Director of Army Public Relations Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday.
The troops of 16 Brigade, who were on Exercise Still Waters III made the arrest in a operation, the Facebook post says.
In the statement that the director signed, the troops recovered weapons including “one Baretta pistol, one locally made double barrel pistol, 5 rounds of 9mm ammunition, three live cartridges, one Baofeng communication radio, one binocular, two mobile phones and substance suspected to be cannabis,”
The statement with title, ‘EXERCISE STILL WATERS III: TROOPS RAID CULTISTS CAMP, Rescue Kidnap Victim in Edo,’ partly read, “The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, in a proactive move, recently flagged off various exercises across the geopolitical zones in the country to mitigate surge of insecurity in the months dovetailing to the end of the year 2023.
“These exercises are already yielding positive results, as troops of 16 Brigade on Exercise STILL WATERS III successfully conducted a raid operation on a suspected cultists’ camp within Oloibiri oil field, at Otuabagi community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.”
The statement also disclosed that a kidnap victim in Edo State was successfully rescued by troops of ‘4 Brigade on Exercise STILL WATERS III.’
It read, “Similarly, troops of 4 Brigade on Exercise STILL WATERS III on 18 October 2023 responded to a distress call by a law-abiding citizen, who reported a kidnap incident at Obagie community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
“The troops promptly swung into action and rescued one Miss Blessing Uwenze kidnapped by a criminal gang. Two members of the kidnap gang were arrested and taken into custody for further investigation.
“Items recovered from the suspects include 2 Semi Automatic Pump Action guns, 4 Live Cartridges, one mobile phone, and fetish items.
“The victim, Miss Blessing Uwenze, has been reunited with her family.”
Source: Punch Newspaper
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