A former Niger Delta militant leader, Aboy Francis Muturu, also known as General Aboy, has been arrested by Nigerian soldiers from the 4th Brigade in Benin City, capital of Edo State.
According to reports, Mr. Muturu was arrested in the presence of his wife in the early hours of Friday, June 17, 2016, at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta state. He was among the militants who accepted late President Musa Yar’Adua’s amnesty programme.
Beauty Aboy Muturu, wife of General Aboy, confirmed the arrest to journalists.
Since his arrest, the former militant leader has been held in an unknown destination and keep incommunicado from his lawyers and from his family.
Omes Ogedegbe, a Warri-based lawyer and counsel to General Aboy has threatened threatened legal action against the Nigerian Army.