Two suspected associates of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, have been arrested by soldiers in Warri, Delta State, Vanguard reports.
One of the suspects is said to be a member of Delta Waterways and Land Security Committee (DWLSC) and ex-councilor.
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ey were picked up on Tuesday, July 19, report said.
However, the spokesman for the Ijaw People Development Initiative (IPDI), Mr Daniel Ezekiel,
condemned the arrest, saying the soldiers broke into the residence of
the DWLSC member through the roof and arrested him without a court
warrant.
“We condemn the military action of
breaking in through the roof of Simeon Bebenimibo’s home without a court
warrant to arrest him, an act that amounts to kidnapping and
abduction," he said.
"This is barbaric,
obnoxious and unlawful. The military has no such powers except empowered
by a valid court warrant. It is sad and we are disappointed.
“It
is very disappointing and it is our demand that those military
officers, who conducted themselves as kidnappers should be court
marshalled.
“Bebenimibo hails from
Gbaramatu Kingdom and is a member of Delta State Waterways and Land
Security Committee. The military invaded his home in Warri at 12.05
a.m., on Tuesday in three trucks in a commando fashion as if they were
going to war.
“In the process, they subjected his entire household, among them his little kid of five years, to a traumatic experience.”
Other members of the DWLSC are said to be on the run.
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