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PRESS RELEASE

GUNRUNNING: POLICE APPREHENDS TRANS-BORDER ARMS DEALER, RECOVERS 17 RIFLES, REVOLVER, AMMUNITION.

As IGP Re-echoes Directive To Mop Up Arms.

The Nigeria Police Force in its unyielding resolution and unwavering commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens, continues to work tirelessly to prevent and combat all forms of crime and criminality.

These relentless efforts are paying off, as the Force has successfully made the arrest of five (5) suspects involved in trans-border gun running. The suspects identified as Adamu Noma ‘m’, Matthew Audu ‘m’, Andrew Poyi ‘m’, Aminu Sani ‘m’, and Aminu Talha ‘m’ were apprehended by the operatives of the FID-IRT on the 18th of November, 2024.

Upon arrest and conducted search, 10 locally fabricated Ak-47 rifles, 5 Isreali Ak-47 rifles, 1 revolver pistol, 1 pump action rifle, 20 rounds of Ak-47 ammunition, and 1 welding machine for fabrication of rifles were recovered from the suspect.

These feats, and several more recorded by police operatives across the country are indications of the steadfastness and commitment of the current police leadership to decimate and subdue criminal activities and insecurity in general in the country.

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD., NPM., has re-echoed his directive to operatives of the Force, particularly, tactical units, to mop up every illegal arms and ammunition, and see to the total dismantling of local manufacturers of illicit arms and ammunition and dangerous weapons by all means.

ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.

29TH NOVEMBER, 2024.

Journalist Fisayo Soyombo was apprehended by the Nigerian Army alongside oil theft suspects.

The Nigerian Army has announced that Fisayo Soyombo is under investigation for involvement in oil theft.

This development follows reports of the popular investigative journalist’s detention by the Army in Port Harcourt.

In a statement released on Friday, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for the 6 Division, confirmed that Soyombo was among those apprehended in connection with oil theft, although he did not specify if this individual is the same journalist.

Danjuma emphasized the division’s recent achievements in combating illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, noting that intelligence operations had identified a gang engaged in pipeline vandalism and oil theft.

He explained that troops executed a targeted operation at an illegal bunkering site, resulting in multiple arrests, including that of Soyombo, who was found at the location.

The military stated that the suspects are currently undergoing preliminary investigations to determine their involvement, clarifying that Soyombo’s arrest is associated with the activities of oil thieves in the region.