Those arrested are said to be part of the group that recently attacked troops around Nembe creeks.
The JTF Commander, Rear Admiral JOSEPH OKOJIE said the team acted on a tip-off, and was able to track the militants in their camp at Epebu Creek in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
OKOJIE said nine AK-47 rifles, twenty AK-47 magazines, one FN rifle, four HK-21 machine guns, one G3 machine gun, three General Purpose Machine Guns, two G3 magazines, one FN magazine, one gun powder container, one Epenal gun boat and a large quantity of ammunitions were recovered by the ODS taskforce.
