Delta militants have again invaded Igando
area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with
people feared killed.
There was pandemonium in the area as at
this morning as the militants broke into
people’s houses to wreck havoc.
The affected community is Ewedogbo
area of Igando, along LASU road. The
streets are empty as the militants have
taken over everywhere.
A resident in the area, who craved
anonymity sent a Save Our Soul, SOS,
message to the police and the state
government to quickly act as the militants
were killing people.
“Please help us call emergency line right
now, Ewedogbo area of Igando, LASU
Road is on war, Niger Delta militant are
killing people right now, no one can call
or go out, I am eye witness, please, help
us spread the information,” he said in an
urgent whatsapp message around 8.00am
on Tuesday.
According to him, the policemen who
came to the area had run away as the
militants had occupied everywhere.
“The police that came have run back, the
militants have occupied everywhere right
now in Ewedogbon. They just broke our
house’s main gate right now,” he said.
A top police officer, who craved
anonymity, said the police were aware of
the invasion, saying that policemen had
been drafted to the area to protect lives
and properties.
He added that an Armoured Personnel
Carrier, APC, had been stationed in the
area. He said the police were on top of
the situation, but could not confirm if
there were casualties.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO,
Dolapo Badmos, when contacted said the
police were aware of the invasion and that
everything was under control as
policemen had been drafted to the area to
protect lives and properties.
Recently, militants had invaded
communities in Igando killed people and
destroyed properties worth several
millions of naira.
In Ikorodu area of Lagos, residents of
Igbolomu are still living in fear as
militants had severally attacked them and
killed scores of people. Several residents
who fled the area had not returned as they
feared that the police would not be able
to protect them.
this morning as the militants broke into
people’s houses to wreck havoc.
The affected community is Ewedogbo
area of Igando, along LASU road. The
streets are empty as the militants have
taken over everywhere.
A resident in the area, who craved
anonymity sent a Save Our Soul, SOS,
message to the police and the state
government to quickly act as the militants
were killing people.
“Please help us call emergency line right
now, Ewedogbo area of Igando, LASU
Road is on war, Niger Delta militant are
killing people right now, no one can call
or go out, I am eye witness, please, help
us spread the information,” he said in an
urgent whatsapp message around 8.00am
on Tuesday.
According to him, the policemen who
came to the area had run away as the
militants had occupied everywhere.
“The police that came have run back, the
militants have occupied everywhere right
now in Ewedogbon. They just broke our
house’s main gate right now,” he said.
A top police officer, who craved
anonymity, said the police were aware of
the invasion, saying that policemen had
been drafted to the area to protect lives
and properties.
He added that an Armoured Personnel
Carrier, APC, had been stationed in the
area. He said the police were on top of
the situation, but could not confirm if
there were casualties.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO,
Dolapo Badmos, when contacted said the
police were aware of the invasion and that
everything was under control as
policemen had been drafted to the area to
protect lives and properties.
Recently, militants had invaded
communities in Igando killed people and
destroyed properties worth several
millions of naira.
In Ikorodu area of Lagos, residents of
Igbolomu are still living in fear as
militants had severally attacked them and
killed scores of people. Several residents
who fled the area had not returned as they
feared that the police would not be able
to protect them.
