Niger Delta: Navy arrests Pastor Ime over alleged militancy, tightens security in Calabar waterways

The Nigerian Navy says it has successfully handed implicit a suspected militant collaborator to the Department of State Services, DSS, successful Calabar, arsenic portion of its ongoing information operations aimed astatine dismantling transgression networks operating successful the waterways of Calabar.

A connection from Captain Abimbola Folorunsho, the Director of Naval Information, revealed that the suspect, Mr. Ime Edet Ekiko, commonly known arsenic Pastor Ime, was apprehended connected May 24, 2026, by unit from the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Victory, which was stationed astatine the recently established information outpost connected Dayspring Island successful the Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The connection highlighted that the apprehension followed credible quality linking the fishy to a wanted militant identified arsenic Simeon, besides known arsenic Papi, who had reportedly been progressive successful the Dayspring Island area.

Moreover, the quality indicated that the militant had vacated the portion owed to ongoing operational unit from NNS Victory, leaving down definite operational assets successful the suspect’s possession earlier his departure.

“Further investigations disclosed that the fishy allegedly kept regular interaction with the fugitive militant and was progressive successful supplying accusation regarding th...