June 3, 2026
By Kingsley Omonobi
The Nigerian Navy has handed over a suspected militant collaborator to the Department of State Services (DSS) in Calabar following ongoing security operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks operating along the Calabar waterways.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Director of Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said the suspect, Mr. Ime Edet Ekiko, popularly known as Pastor Ime, was arrested on May 24, 2026, by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory deployed at the recently established security outpost on Dayspring Island in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State.
According to the Navy, the arrest followed credible intelligence linking the suspect to a wanted militant identified as Simeon, alias Papi, who had been operating within the Dayspring Island axis.
