150 militants killed as military bombards Lagos, Ogun creeks

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 affected communities had come under the siege of hoodlums suspected to be Ijaw militants, with about
50 residents reportedly killed in the past weeks, while few others were kidnapped.

The development has led to the desertion of some of the affected communities by residents as many of them continued to leave in droves until last Thursday when the military commenced a raid on the camps of suspected militants.

Speaking with newsmen, a local security source told correspondent on phone that casualty recorded on the part of the militants as at yesterday afternoon might not be less than 150.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, on the other hand dismissed the fear of possibility of civilian casualty.

Credit: Radio Nigeria