The Nigerian Army has arrested a rogue soldier, who specialised in
training Niger Delta militants, during its arms and ammunition mop-up in
Kula Community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers.Lt.-Col.
Timothy Opurum, Commanding Officer of 2 Brigade Garrison of the Nigerian
Army, Port Harcourt, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in
Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Opurum said the soldier, a member of 13-man -militant gang alleged to have been terrorising many communities in Rivers, deserted the army in 2002.
However, some of the arms and ammunitions had already been moved by the militants before our troops arrived at the community.
According to him, it is highly untrue that soldiers assaulted innocent civilians during the operation to mop up arms and criminality in Kula community.
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