{"id":4890,"date":"2013-06-07T21:24:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T21:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/alleged-mastermind-of-brutal-police-killing-arrested\/"},"modified":"2013-06-07T21:24:58","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T21:24:58","slug":"alleged-mastermind-of-brutal-police-killing-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/alleged-mastermind-of-brutal-police-killing-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged mastermind of brutal police killing arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigeria’s military on Friday said they had arrested the “mastermind” of an April attack that killed 11 policemen and raised fears of worsening tension in a crucial oil region.<\/p>\n

Jackson Fabouwei was presented to journalists in the oil hub of Yenagoa and backed previous reports that the shootings were linked to a dispute over government payments to ex-oil rebels.<\/p>\n

“He was arrested on the 6th of June… through sound intelligence gathering efforts,” Colonel Farouk Yahaya of the military’s Joint Task Force said.<\/p>\n

He described Fabouwei as “the mastermind” of the deadly raid.<\/p>\n

The attack in the Niger Delta targeted an ex-militant leader turned government advisor who was being escorted by security agents to his mother’s funeral when gunmen opened fire on their convoy of boats.<\/p>\n

The target, Kile Selky Torughedi, widely known by the moniker Young Shall Grow, was a prominent militant in the insurgency that for years crippled the oil sector in Africa’s largest producer.<\/p>\n

A 2009 amnesty deal that saw huge payouts to ex-militants significantly curbed the unrest.<\/p>\n

But the attack on Torughedi warned that tensions persist, including among former insurgents over how to divide the government cash.<\/p>\n

Fabouwei denied that he planned the shootings.<\/p>\n

He said the leader of his gang, identified as “General Virus”, ordered the attack on Torughedi because he was hoarding amnesty funds.<\/p>\n

“General Virus told us he has not been giving amnesty money,” Fabouwei told reporters.<\/p>\n

Police had previously said the attack was motivated by a dispute over amnesty payouts.<\/p>\n

Young Shall Grow had also been appointed a security advisor to the area governor.<\/p>\n

Sporadic violence has continued in the Niger Delta since the amnesty, including waves of kidnappings targeting foreign oil workers, with the hostages typically released following a ransom payment.<\/p>\n

Analysts have warned that unrest in the region could intensify if the amnesty payments are scaled back.<\/p>\n

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