Tuesday, August 2, 2016 4:32 pm
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
As part of the new war by the military against criminal elements in Niger Delta region the 2 Brigade Army says it has arrested 142 suspects following a raid at Lagos and Abuja streets in the Town axis of Port Harcourt.
The Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Captain Eli Lazarus, in a statement said some of the suspects were later released after questioning while others are still being interrogated.
According to the statement, 2 Brigade is conducting a show of force as part of the Army’s exercise Crocodile Smile, which commenced this weekend.
The raids on criminal hideouts on land and in the creeks will continue.
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