Navy arrests “Idiot”, other pipeline vandals in Bayelsa

The Nigerian Navy said it has, done unit of Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, recorded a important operational occurrence successful the ongoing combat against crude lipid theft and pipeline vandalism successful the Niger Delta.

The Navy said that connected 25 April 2026, FOB FORMOSO personnel, acting connected credible intelligence, conducted a well-coordinated raid astatine Egbama-Angalabiri successful Ekeremo Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

A connection signed by Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Naval Information, said the cognition led to the apprehension of 1 Mr. Godwin, besides known arsenic “Idiot,” identified arsenic the person of a notorious pipeline vandalism syndicate operating wrong the Clough Creek axis.

It said the palmy cognition followed sustained quality and surveillance, which confirmed the suspect’s engagement successful caller attacks connected captious lipid and state infrastructure, arsenic good arsenic details of his residence and question patterns.

It said the fishy was apprehended astatine a adjacent nighttime marketplace wherever helium was reportedly extorting amerciable levies from traders.

According to the statement, during a follow-on cognition to hunt hi...