Many Militants Killed as Joint Military Operations Bombs Lagos, Ogun Creek
There was pandemonium on Thursday in the Arepo area of Ogun State and some
part of Lagos State after the military bombarded the base of suspected
militants in the states.
Scores of militants were reportedly killed in the joint military operation
which lasted for more than one hour.
According to Punch, source said the military attacked Fatola, the base of the
militants, adding that houses around the area were shaken by the impact of
bomb explosions on the Ijaw militants.
He said, “There has been a lot of commotion. The Nigerian Air Force bombarded
Fatola, in Arepo, which is the base of the militants. They are shelling the
place with fighter jets. Some soldiers also surrounded the area to make sure
that if any of the militants should run out, they would be gunned down.”
A resident said people in the area had started fleeing their homes due to the
bombardment.
Another resident in the Imushin area of Ogun State told our correspondent that
two aircrafts were involved in the operation, adding that only one base of the
militants was attacked.
He said, “An aircraft had actually been surveying the creek for the past three
days. But a second one joined this evening around 6pm. All we heard was a
sudden bomb blast released from the second aircraft. But it appeared that some
of the militants had fled into the bush. There are four major bases of the
militants in the creek and they are led by two men- OC and Agbala. If the
military can get these two people, then they would have succeeded in clipping
the wings of the militants.”
A community leader, who claimed to have spoken with one of the officers, said,
“The military officer said residents should not panic because it was a
military exercise. I also gathered that the casualty figure was high and that
a lot of the militants had been killed.”
The Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, confirmed the
operation, saying it involved the army and the navy.
He said, “The military only conducts its routine operation for the purpose of
denying the vandals and other criminal elements from causing terror in the
area. The operation, codenamed, Operation Awatse, was initiated by the defence
headquarters to dominate the area with a view to flushing out all manners of
criminals including militants and saboteurs. The operation involved the joint
forces of the navy and army and it has been successful.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the
police were part of the operation.
She said, “The Nigerian military and policemen from the Lagos and Ogun
commands are part of the operation. We are sweeping through the waterways
where we share boundaries to end the activities of the militants. It is a
continuous exercise and we cannot tell the number of casualties.”
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