- Arrests 11 fake Naval personnel
From Tony John, Port Harcourt
TROOPS of 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, yesterday killed four suspected kidnappers and rescued three victims in Iba/Obele, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The victims were abducted on Monday in Rumuji, Emuoha LGA, while travelling along the East-West Road. They were taken to the kidnappers’ camp in Iba/Obele.
Confirming the report, the Assistant Director, Public Relations Officer, 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, Captain Eli Lazarus, said soldiers acted on information, closed in on the criminals and engaged them in a shoot-out to rescue the three victims.
He said the three men were rescued unhurt, while four suspected kidnappers were killed during the operation, adding that the operation was ongoing to clear kidnappers and cultists’ camps in the state.
The Brigade assured members of the public that security agencies would not rest on their oars in attacking criminals and urged the residents to continue to volunteer information that would assist security agencies.
Also, the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, has arrested 11 men for allegedly parading themselves as Naval personnel.
The out-going Commander, Port Harcourt, Commodore Sanusi Ibrahim, disclosed this yesterday, while handing over the suspects to the police command.