Suspected 19 Pipeline Vandals Nabbed in Abia

Suspected 19 Pipeline Vandals Nabbed in Abia.

Suspected 19 Pipeline Vandals Nabbed in Abia Boniface Okoro in Umuahia Suspected 19 pipeline vandals have been nabbed by operatives of the Nigerian Army at Nkwonta axis along Isuikwuato – Abia State University (ABSU) road in Isuikwuato Boniface Okoro in Umuahia Suspected 19 pipeline vandals have been nabbed by operatives of the Nigerian Army at Nkwonta axis along Isuikwuato – Abia State University (ABSU) road in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State.

The suspects were arrested by troops of the 143 Rangers Battalion, Ovim, while loading vandalized pipes of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) pipelines which pass through the area into a truck.

After their arrest on October 24, the army subsequently handed over the suspects to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Umuahia for further investigation and prosecution.

Commander, 143 Rangers Battalion, Ovim, Lt. Rabe, during an interview, said the arrest followed a three-month long sustained intelligence gathering, routine patrols and series of ambushes. “On 24th October 2026, following sustained intelligence gathering, follow-up operations and series of ambush conducted by our troops deployed at Uturu response area, we arrested 19 pipeline vandals at Nkwonta in Isuikwuato LGA of Abia State. The suspects were arrested vandalizing pipelines through ambush and proper intelligence gathering,” Rabe said.

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