The Joint Military Task Force, Operation Delta Safe operating in the Niger Delta region says it has dismantled and extricated major militant camps in their operational base, which has consequently improved the security and oil production in the country.
According to Daily Trust, the outgoing commander of the Operation, Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman, disclosed this yesterday shortly after the handing over ceremony at Igbogene, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Suleiman, who has been transferred to Defence Headquarters, Abuja said: “When I came here in 2016, there were issues of militancy all over my joint operation area, but diligently, we have taken out the major militant camps in the Niger Delta region.
We have dislodged militant camps at Karawei in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State, the Bakassi strike force in Cross River State, Lobia 1,2 and 3 as well as Lowasiri camps in Bayelsa state, all these were strong base of militants and kidnappers.
“We have also dislodged militants in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local government areas of Akwa Ibom state and restored peace to the areas; the Asuzuama set of militants were all dislodged. We tracked down Don Wayne and eventually, because of the pressure of our operational activities, he ran into the hands of another security group that eventually took him out, as at today, that camp at Amoputu is closed,” he said.
The new JTF commander, Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade, in his address promised to put in his best in ensuring that all forms of criminality in the region is reduced to the barest minimum.