The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, said it has apprehended two suspected oil thieves and also freed one person from the jaws of kidnappers within the last ten days.
According to the task force, in a press statement issued yesterday in Yenagoa by Lt.-Col. Isa Ado, the JTF destroyed two sites where some miscreant carry out illegal oil refinery and also recovered arms from the suspects.
The statement said: “Troops of the JTF have rescued Mr. Julius Omeregie who was kidnapped by gunmen at Okhuaihie community in Uhumwode Local Government Area of Edo State.
“The victim and his family of five were abducted in his Honda CRV Jeep but the kidnappers later abandoned the vehicle with the family members before whisking the victim away.
“On getting the information, troops of the JTF in conjunction with the Nigerian Police and the local vigilante, combed the area and rescued the victim.
“One of the kidnappers was killed during a shootout between the troops and the kidnappers.
Ado stated that “A pump action gun with 10 rounds of cartridges was recovered while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects,”.
He further stated that in another operation, two suspected oil thieves were apprehended in a Volkswagen Jetta Car with registration number Delta AM 306 JRT at Oreerokpe community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State while transporting diesel they illegally refined.
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