Ijaw residing in some parts of Lagos have started fleeing to their hometown for fear of attack following the expiration of the ultimatum issued to Ijaws in the states by the Reformed Odua Peoples Congress, (ROPC).
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Spokesperson of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Eric Omare, who confirmed the developments, said: “At as Sunday morning (yesterday), information at our disposal indicates that some Ijaw people resident in Lagos and Ogun states, for fear of attack, are already relocating from their places of residence to the South-South”.
Bobai said: “After using some of their surveillance air craft to carry out racking of the areas since Thursday, the NAF pilots were at the Logistics Command today (Monday) to brief us”.
“We have watched the video that the racking aircrafts have captured and we are convinced that there is need to sustain the operation”.
Deploying aerial and land arsenals, the military has dealt severe blows on the criminals that have long engaged in vices like pipeline vandalism, robbery, murder, rape and kidnapping.
About 150 suspected militants might have been killed in the ongoing joint military operation in riverine communities affected by recent spate of criminal attacks in Lagos and Ogun States.
“The essence of having this blockade by land and water is that when they are running out, we will be able to grab them, profile and investigate them, ” he said.
“Militants are militants. We don’t want to know if they are Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba”.
More shelling and airstrikes were On Sunday, rained on Ishawo, Igando, Igbolomu areas of Ikorodu in Lagos State, and Arepo, Awawa, Elepete and Ibafo in Ogun State.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has again on Monday struck at criminal hideouts and camps harbouring pipeline vandals at Arepo and environs.
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An official of the NSCDC, Lagos State Command, who participated in the operations, said that 19 militants were in the corps’ custody.
