Tag: JTF
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JTF arrests forgers linked to illegal crude oil trade
JTF arrests forgers linked to illegal crude oil trade The Joint Task Force (JTF), under Operation Delta Safe, has arrested two suspects accused of producing fake documents to aid the illegal sale of crude oil in the Niger Delta. Commander John Okeke revealed that the suspects, Magaji Musa and Umar Musa, were apprehended during a raid at…
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JTF uncovers over 50 illegal refining sites in Bayelsa forests
JTF uncovers over 50 illegal refining sites in Bayelsa forests The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, codenamed, ‘Operation Delta Safe (OPDS)’, says it has uncovered over 50 illegal refining sites in the Biseni forests of Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa state. The commander, OPDS, Rear Admiral John Okeke, who led…
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Landmines kill 5 JTF members, others wounded on Borno highway
Landmines kill 5 JTF members, others wounded on Borno highway At least five civilian JTF members have been killed and unspecified others sustained varying degrees of injury when they stepped on landmines along the Maiduguri/Gomboru Ngala highway in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State, sources said. It was learnt that the incident occurred around Gajibo…
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JTF kills 3 gunmen, arrest 5, recover arms in Ebonyi
JTF kills 3 gunmen, arrest 5, recover arms in Ebonyi Police and sister security agencies in Ebonyi State have killed three suspected gunmen and arrested five of them. The security agencies smashed the group when they invaded their camp in a forest in Izzi Local Government Area of the state during a joint operation. Acting…
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Many killed as JTF overruns suspected IPOB/ESN headquarters at Mother Valley
Many killed as JTF overruns suspected IPOB/ESN headquarters at Mother Valley The combined Joint Task Force (JTF) comprises men of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force as well as other security personnel has invaded the suspected supreme headquarters of the Indigenous People of Biafara (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN).…
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PICTORIAL: EFCC, JTF arrest 115 suspected currency racketeers in Enugu
EFCC, JTF Arrest 115 Suspected Currency Racketeers In Enugu The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in collaboration with a Joint Task Force comprising five teams from the Nigeria Police Force and three teams from the Nigeria Customs Service, apprehended 115 individuals suspected of currency racketeering in Enugu State on Wednesday,…
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Oil Theft: JTF arrests vessel, 10 crew members in Rivers
Oil Theft: JTF arrests vessel, 10 crew members in Rivers The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) on Tuesday arrested an oil vessel MV Ofuoma and 10 crew members conveying alleged illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers. The Component Commander OPDS, Commodore John Siyanbade, who represented the OPDS Commander, Rear Adm. Olusegun Ferreira said…
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JTF neutralises three IPOB/ESN members in Anambra
Police operatives of the Anambra State Command and troops from 302 Artillery Regiment of the Nigerian Army have neutralised three suspected members of the outlawed IPOB/ESN and arrested two. This is contained in a statement signed by DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer of the Command and made available to newsmen in Onitsha on…
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JTF kills gang leader, nabs 3 others, rescues 2 kidnap victims in A-Ibom
A notorious gang leader, Otobong Moses, alias Otoabasi, has been killed by the troop of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army in conjunction with other security agencies in their hideout located in Akwa Ibom State. Besides, two other members of the gang were apprehended even as two kidnap victims were freed from captivity by the joint task force.…
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