Personnel of the Forward Operating Base, Nigerian Navy, Bonny, has arrested suspected kidnappers and armed robbers at Ifoko, a settlement around the Bonny River.
Chief Press Secretary of Bonny LGA, Boma Waribor made this known in a statement while commending the Navy for the arrest, on behalf of the council chairman.
He said the suspects were caught on Monday in their hideout with sophisticated weapons, and handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigerian Police for prosecution.
According to him, the suspects are believed to be involved in the piracy issue that has been bedeviling the Bonny sea route in recent months, causing pain and fear to travellers.
He added that the council Chairman is determined to deepen necessary collaborations towards arresting all criminal elements troubling the waterways.
