Five security operatives have been arrested for supplying militants with
explosives. National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno said this at a
news conference yesterday August 4th.
“Let me also use this opportunity to inform you that this office
conducted investigations into the incessant bombing of oil facilitates
in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and discovered that commercial
explosives and accessories were used for these attacks.
Based on this fact, I directed our explosives experts
in office of the national security adviser to conduct further
investigations and detailed audit of the records of explosives magazines
and quarries in that region, which revealed the diversion of about
9000kg of high explosives and 16,420 pieces of detonators for illegal
use. The actors, including the store man of a major explosives
distribution company in Nigeria, an accomplice and five security
operatives, have been arrested and handed over to appropriate
authorities. Right now investigations are being conducted and I can
assure you that they are deeply culpable and the necessary action will
be taken on the conclusion of these investigations”he said
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