The Joint Military taskforce also
\nknown as Operation Polo Shield in the Niger Delta has paraded six pirates
\narrested by the anti-piracy and allegal bunkering operation team in Ke and Pero
\nKparakama communities of Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State.<\/p>\n
Parading the suspects before
\nhanding them over to the police for prosecution, the commanding official of NNS
\nPathfinder, Commodore Vinci Fadeyi said members of the anti-piracy and illegal
\nbunkering operation also empowered four Cotonu boats used by the suspect for their
\nillicit business.<\/p>\n
Commodore Fadeyi disclosed
\nthat the team during its operation destroyed 51 illegal oil cooking points, all
\nat Ke and Pero Kparakama communities.<\/p>\n
He further stated that some
\nweapons and a sum of N530,000 were among items recovered from the suspects
\nduring the operation that led to the arrested of the six sex pirates.<\/p>\n
The Commodore, however, noted
\nthat the suspects were involved in sea piracy and kidnapping and called for the
\nestablishment of a special court to adjudicate over cases of arrested sea
\npirates and illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta and the country at
\nlarge.<\/p>\n
According to him, the
\nestablishment of such courts would fast track dispensation of justices, saying
\nthat it is high time for an improvement to be made on the laws of Nigeria.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid prosecution of such suspects had been a major problem for the members of
\nthe anti-piracy and illegal bunkering operation team of the Joint Military
\nTaskforce (JTF), stressing that prosecution and quick justice delivery world
\nserve as a deterrent to others from indulging into the illegal business.<\/p>\n
The
\nNNS pathfinder commanding officer assured that the team have in ensuring that
\nthere is a hidding place for these criminals and economic saboteurs in the
\nNiger Delta and the country at large.<\/p>\n
However,
\nsome of the suspects including the two women were claiming to be innocent of
\nthe crime before they were arrested.<\/p>\n
The
\nsuspects have been handed over to the police for further investigation and
\nprosecution.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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