The Nigerian Navy said it has arrested a suspect believed to be the major logistics supplier of the Niger Delta Avengers.

This was revealed in a statement signed by its Director of Information, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.

According to Ezekobe, the suspect was picked up on July 11 at about 11am. He said the arrest was made after a suspect arrested earlier, gave a confessional statement.

“The arrest was made following a confessional statement obtained from an earlier arrested suspect who gave details of the involvement of other collaborators in the attacks.

“Preliminary investigations also revealed that the suspect recently supplied 10 batteries, five large coils of wire and other materials purportedly used for the attacks,” the director said.

The Navy said it would continue to partner with other security agencies and members of the public to eliminate vandalisation of pipelines and piracy.

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