The Imushin community in the Ogijo area of Ogun State has been thrown into mourning after no fewer than 15 residents were reportedly killed on Friday evening by armed men suspected to be militants. SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that about 100 militants, armed with guns and cutlasses, stormed the community around 11pm on Friday and embarked on a killing spree, killing every resident in sight. When our correspondent visited the community on Saturday, he saw a few of the corpses which their families were preparing for burial in accordance with Islamic rites. Among the 15 killed was a technician, Waheed Buhari, aka Yah Alau, who was shot dead in front of his room. One of his children, Mariam, sustained bullet wounds. A travel agent, Mr. Oladele Ogundare, was said to be returning home in his car, when the rampaging militants opened fire on his car and killed him. Another resident, Umoru, who was said to be eating noodles, was chased, hacked and shot to death, along with a friend, Danladi. A mosque in the community, was reportedly attacked and a Muslim cleric killed. Two hotels were said to have also been raided and their customers robbed and injured. More than 25 shops in the community were looted by the militants. Many of the residents, who spoke with our source SUNDAY PUNCH, begged not to be identified as the militants had threatened to return to continue the killing. A resident told our correspondent the militants were suspected to be Ijaw youths involved in pipeline vandalism. She explained that they were on a revenge mission as some operatives of the State Anti-Robbery Squad had killed two of the vandals earlier on Friday. She said, “The whole thing began around 4pm on Friday. I was at the backyard of the hotel, cutting some weed when some SARS officers came in. They were shooting and ordering people to stop moving. There was confusion in the hotel. “The SARS officials did not leave until after three hours. They killed two of the vandals and took away the owner of the hotel, a woman. “Around 10pm, I went to urinate when I saw so many hoodlums coming from the waterside down the road. They carried sophisticated weapons and when they got here, they started shooting. They blew off the hotel windows and shot people dead. They killed two men here in Lapete village.” A friend of Waheed, the electrician killed in Oke Muti, said the Ilorin, Kwara State indigene had tried to shut his door when the militants killed him. Waheed’s corpse was still lying in a room and being prepared for burial when SUNDAY PUNCH visited. His friend said, “He was going to urinate when the militants started firing. He tried to quickly shut his door, but it did not jam. They opened fire on him at the door step and did not stop until he dropped dead. “Not satisfied, they entered his room and sprayed everywhere with bullets. Waheed’s child, Mariam, that was in the room was hit. She is still at the hospital.” He added that the police recovered 15 corpses in the community. The widow of the travel agent killed in the Ereko area of the community said her husband, Oladele, who worked on Victoria Island, Lagos State, had left for work in his car on Friday morning without any foreboding. She said, “He gave me money for foodstuffs after dropping me off in front of a bank where I wanted to do a transaction. By 6pm, we spoke and he asked me to prepare rice for him that night. “By 10pm, I called his line; it rang and he didn’t pick. I tried it again at 12am, still no response. I called his mother by 6am that I had not been able to reach him on his two telephone lines and she promised to call as well. She also couldn’t get to him. “It was this morning (Saturday) that I saw a crowd of people in my house. They said he was a short distance from home when he was shot dead. I can’t believe this because we have barely spent a year in this community and this has never happened before.” Some customers at the Catcher Hotel were lucky to have escaped with their lives. However, the hoodlums carted away all the valuables in the hotel and vandalised all the electronic gadgets. A soldier, who was not in uniform at the time of the attack, said the vandals cut him with a cutlass and smashed bottles on his head. He said, “I had entered the beer parlour in the hotel when the militants came in. They were about 200. At first, I thought they were having a festival until they ordered all of us to lie flat on the ground. “They asked for my two phones and when I gave them one, they became angry. One of them cut my head with a machete and followed it with a bottle. I was drenched in blood. The militants had sophisticated weapons that I had never seen before. “They never asked for money from me and they didn’t search my pocket. If they did, they could have found my ID card and I would have been dead. I wore just a white shirt.” A disc jockey at the hotel said one of the militants wanted to shoot him dead, but one of them persuaded him against it. “They were arguing among themselves whether or not to kill me. One said, ‘If you don’t want me to kill him, then let me cut off his leg.’ But his colleague asked him not to. Before I knew it, he had smashed three bottles on my head. “They went away with my laptop, phones, money and everything I had. They refused to carry away the beers in the hotel. They took only the hard drinks,” he said. Women in the hotel, who claimed that the militants spent about 30 minutes, said they tortured them with cutlasses and guns. Efforts to speak with community leaders were abortive as they declined comment. It was gathered that a community leader had been abducted by the militants a few months ago, after reporting a case against them at a station. A source said, “The man was in the creek for 40 days. The militants collected N10m from the community before he was released. That is why everybody is afraid to talk. People have started fleeing the community. Two Hausas were killed during this attack and the Hausa community has vowed to fight back.” A man, who spoke for the Imushin community, pleaded with the government to intervene before the community was completely deserted. He said, “These people are militants and even the police cannot withstand their firepower. We need help from the government. We will appreciate anything they can do for us.” The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the attack, but said only three people were killed. He said, “Around 11pm at Ereko Community, Ogijo, some hoodlums numbering about 100 invaded the community and started shooting sporadically. Bullets hit one Waheed Buhari and his daughter, Mariam. While Buhari died, the daughter is still at the hospital. Two other unidentified corpses were found, making a total of three deaths. “Information from eyewitnesses showed that the hoodlums were militants and they came from the riverine area. But we have not confirmed this, as investigations are ongoing. We are particularly interested in why they came in such a large number.”

Fake news

If 100 militians are killing, why will they kill 15 ppl

South-West Sends Mercenaries To Other Parts Of Nigeria To Fight – Akpabio.

South west is the only peaceful region in Nigeria - Akpabio.

In his words “ In the South - South , people have abandoned their homes because of activities of Niger Delta Avengers. The North is in turmoil; the South - East is boiling because of agitation . The South -West is the only peaceful area , but they still send mercenaries to other areas to fight.

Few months later. Gun shots all over Ogun state.

Akpabio ! Thank you,you have successfully alerted them. Millitants are now in Ogun state. Thank you, we av seen the mercenaries you sent.

Crime is expected to increase due to hardship, job losses etc. Buhari administration said it would soon get better. How soon is your soon? What plans do they have except trial and error? It's unfortunate.

Hahaha how are we sure they are not Fulani Herdsmen.

They have infiltrated the SW too.

Modath and Passingshot be like; Sai Buari

Yoruba's were having field day when IPOB peaceful protesters in Onitsha and Enugu were shot and killed by Nigerian Policemen and Army.

Now calamity has befallen them. RIP to the dead.

APC trying everything possible to declare a full blown war on Niger Delta. How are they sure those killers are militants? I guess theres serious onslaught against Niger Deltans

Funnicator:
Hahaha how are we sure they are not Fulani Herdsmen.

They have infiltrated the SW too.

Modath and Passingshot be like; Sai Buari

Did you care to read the News? Shea Fulani dey kill fellow fulani ni? We have seen Akpabio handiwork

Hmmm. The rise in crime in this country is unprecedented. When this govt says they have kept their promise on improving security I always wonder whether if is only boko haram that is d source of insecurity. Meanwhile homes are burgled, people are robbed n raped everyday, others are killed and I'm sure the victims don't feel any less fear and apprehension than those affected by Boko haram attacks.

Too many cult groups springing up and going on a killing spree. At this point though I need to make clear that the militants have always taken responsibility for any attacks. They also make it clear that they are not carrying out attacks against persons but against oil installations. Until I hear or read of their admission to these attacks then I must assume that a ragtag group of criminals has been put together by someone for some ominous reason and is deliberately fuelling a narrative designed to make d Niger Delta militants appear to be the culprits.

I am more inclined to this view because with d fulani herdsmen attacks, they come out and openly admit their crimes with their unjustifiable reasons and the Nigerian government shields rather than arrest n prosecute them.

Is there oil in ogun state?
If yes it could be that those alleged to be Ijaw militants are Yoruba militants fighting for the same rights Ijaw militants are fighting for.


Or
DO YOU RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE PEOPLE MIGHT BE FULANI HERDSMEN THAT CHANGE TACTIC

VICTORCIZA:
DO YOU RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE PEOPLE MIGHT BE FULANI HERDSMEN THAT CHANGE TACTIC

Since when do herdsmen attack mosques and kill Islamic clerics? Since when do they attack their kinsmen, especially in a Yoruba town?

You are rightly ashamed of the activities of your murderous terrorists, so its not unexpected that you would try to defend them.

Seun, Mynd44, Lalasticlala this is FP worthy.

To stop a war, there must be war...



And to stop gun, guns are needed



fighting under NDA nain sure pass nau oo.


we can no longer wait why our life is being player with politcs by these greedy 5%

This is the end product of a mixture of cultism, sea-piracy, pipeline vandals and militancy.

VICTORCIZA:
Is there oil in ogun state?
If yes it could be that those alleged to be Ijaw militants are Yoruba militants fighting for the same rights Ijaw militants are fighting for.


Or
DO YOU RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE PEOPLE MIGHT BE FULANI HERDSMEN THAT CHANGE TACTIC

~The Yoruba man will never pounce on helpless and innocent people so heartlessly, regardless the cause. Especially not their own. They will only be forced to pick up arms when pushing comes to shove, never aggressors.

~The Fulani herdsmen by their antecedents, are not ones to strategize in this manner. For people who pride themselves in maiming(the barbaric ones, not every Fulani herdsman is a killer), I doubt they will need to disguise in order to carry out such heinous acts.


We must learn to reason with objectivity. What's bad is bad, regardless who is responsible, and must be condemned in totality. Ascribing tribal coloration will only serve to exacerbate an already bad situation.

The insecurity in Nigeria is quite alarming, I just pray we don't get to that level were lawlessness would be the order of the day.

Oge Uwa Mmebi.

FlameDynasty:
To stop a war, there must be war...



And to stop gun, guns are needed



fighting under NDA nain sure pass nau oo.


we can no longer wait why our life is being player with politcs by these greedy 5%

Read the embolden and see how dull u are..
Sure u re one of those who criticized the Corp member from ur Clan..

amuokuko:

Read the embolden and see how dull u are.. Sure u re one of those who criticized the Corp member from ur Clan..

wow...So you are shallow-minded to notice that was just a typo error..

hahaha, who do we have here
an incoherent blabbing fool .





stay off my mention, else thunder fire your ball

If this is true, the community should start killing all Ijaws around them. This is what you do immediately, not waiting for Fg. The creek will still be dealt with by the military. Any Yoruba that will say a word in defense of niger delta when the region is blown up will meet the same fate the innocent 15 people.

FlameDynasty:



wow...So you are shallow-minded to notice that was just a typo error..


hahaha, who do we have here

an incoherent blabbing fool .






stay off my mention, else thunder fire your ball

Fallz from a tomato tree..
U called that a typo
U were just so incoherent dude..
Am sure u graduated from same school with that "Copper"....

Wyttcat:
What you don't know is half of the dead could be ibos, you are everywhere like cockroaches.

You don see small pikin wey you dey tell na!
Nonsensical!

Wyttcat:
What you don't know is half of the dead could be ibos, you are everywhere like cockroaches.

Yoruba's when they see Fulani herdsmen, scroll down

That's why half of your region are hiding in the bush at the mention of fulani

Funnicator:


Yoruba's when they see Fulani herdsmen, scroll down

These SARS operatives and summarily execution of suspects, they are responsible for this. Why not arrest the vandals and charge them to court....this revenge mission wouldn't have occurred.

Abeg the story too long.. Somebody summarize for me

QuotaSystem:


Were you expecting 150 people to be killed instead? What a sick way to reason.

Your support for terrorism should not completely block the ability to reason.

Just see how the soulless hypocrites that were condemning herdsmen's attacks, are now trying to justify the cold blooded murders in Ogun state.

**** for spreading such fake news to set ppl against each other

Useless senseless poor bloggers

Sounds like what fulani herdsmen do.

Dat is a blatant lie. Fulani is killing them and forming militant. Or maybe Fulani herdsmen have assumed militant status.

Militant are focused on oil pipeline in NigerDelta. I hate wen HausaFulani try to play smart.