Military descends on Arepo vandals hideout in Operation Awathe

ON JULY 29, 20161:02 AMIN NEWSCOMMENTS By Kingsley Omonobi, Daud Olatunji & Angela Okpe



Many people were feared dead, yesterday, as the Military commenced bombardment of Iroko creeks in Arepo area of Ogun State, suspected to be inhabited by militants. This is just as gunmen, suspected to be militants, stormed Isawo area of Ikorodu, Lagos, and abducted a man identified simply as Hyginius.

The bombardment, it was gathered, was carried out by the Military and police but it was not clear, last night, if those killed included civilians living around the creeks. Details of the operation, said to have lasted 20 minutes, was sketchy at press time. But unconfirmed report had it that several lives were lost with about 30 houses destroyed.

It was gathered that some helicopters were sighted hovering around the creeks at about 5.30p.m., followed by sporadic gunshots, which jolted the militants. Some of them were said to have hid inside the river.

Residents of Elepete area, who apparently thought it was another attack from militants, scampered for safety.

Police sources said “it was a joint operation.” It was gathered that the helicopters deployed in the operation were of the Air Force, while personnel of the three forces, comprising the Army Navy and Air Force and Police were on board the boats that combed the creeks.

A source said: “These militants are responsible for the attacks on residents at Elepete and Igbolomu areas of Ikorodu. It is an ongoing operation.”

Several were killed—Resident

A resident, Nmadu Chionye, said: “We heard the gunshots and took cover. But when we contacted the security men, they told us they were in charge. We learned several persons were killed, but none can tell the exact number.” Effort to get the reactions of the military and police failed as they kept mum. However, a senior Army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: “It is too early to speak on such sensitive exercise. You will be briefed at the appropriate time please. There is no cause to panic.”

Ogun Police Commissioner spits fire

However, new Ogun State Police Commissioner, Ahmed Illiyasu, who resumed yesterday, had given a hint of what lay ahead when he threatened a showdown with militants and other criminals in the state.

The commissioner, who spoke during the handing over ceremony by the immediate past Commissioner of Police, AIG Abdulmajid Ali, in Abeokuta, disclosed that the command had already made tactical deployment of policemen to the affected areas to flush out the militants.

He said: “These people (militants) are hoodlums and already a very detailed report had been written and studied on them. We have made tactical and covert deployment of our men to flush them out of that place. “Several operations are going to be carried out and the process has begun. We are assuring the people of their safety. “We want to raise the security we met to the next level. We want to make the state safer and more secured than ever before.”

DHQ

Reacting to the development, Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said there was no aerial bombardment of the Arepo because of the critical infrastructure which involved oil and gas pipelines playing pivotal services to the nation’s economy.

Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig-General Rabe Abubakar, who gave the clarification last night, however, said what happened was that the military and security agencies, in a joint operation codenamed Operation Awathe, under the Command of the Defence Headquarters, carried out a normal security operation to wipe out pipeline vandals and oil and gas criminals bent on sabotaging the economic assets of the nation.

He noted that there was no way the military could have bombarded the area because of the environmental damage that would also be inflicted on the area. Abubakar said: “Arepo is of critical importance to the nation and the infrastructure on ground has cost the nation huge resources to put in place.

It is true we have received complaints and petitions about the activities of vandals and criminals causing problems and destroying pipelines and siphoning crude.

“But the military did not and cannot bomb the critical economic infrastructure in place there.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/military-descends-arepo-vandals-hideout-operation-awathe/

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Where are all those IPOD that say they will join the militants when the military engage them.

Oyah make una pack una kalashi go join them naa.

Abeg make una no forget to upload "agitation" for nairaland and youtube

boman2014:
perfect!

Where are all the IPOD that say they will join the militants when the military engage them.

Oyah make una pack una kalashi go join them naa.

Abeg make una no forget to the "agitation" upload them for nairaland and youtube

iPod members are stewpeed. Look at all the names quoted in the article. Na so so Ugandan and Israeli names.

kayfra:
iPod members are stewpeed. Look at all the names quoted in the article. Na so so Ugandan and Israeli names.

na to dey call people zombies dem sabi

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Lwtmb so there are chitgbos living in that area and the fools were rejoicing over the attacks going on there .


You can easily tell they have no spiritual connection to Lagos, they're just there to milk it. They don't wish her well.

Whathaveidone:
Lwtmb so there are chitgbos living in that area and the fools were rejoicing over the attacks going on there .


You can easily tell they have no spiritual connection to Lagos, they're just there to milk it. They don't wish her well.

Don't mind the buffoons!

I support the military to flush out those Ijaw basssstards mercilessly!!

The **** should restrict their militancy/vandalism to their Niger Delta homeland.

Nonsense!!!

I still wonder how some of these militants think. How can you just be armed with AK 47 guns & maybe RPG then think you confront a FG that has everything and win. It is so senseless

Very Good.

Please flush the terrorists to the world beyond.

set of ediots.

I know some people from the other side won't be happy reading this News.. From afar I can see Pains and tears in their eyes

We told you we always solve issue Diplomatically You called us cowards We told you we always imply tactful in what ever we are doing You still called Us cowards.. the chickens have been roasted " You can continue with your cowards chorus..

Even the Government knows that if there's no Peace in SW then there is no peace In Nigeria

I'm expecting some people to Shout Genocide and UN as usual.

To the millitants It is not easy to win an away match You can do whatever you like in your ND

Many people were feared dead, yesterday, as the Military commenced bombardment of Iroko creeks in Arepo area of Ogun State, suspected to be inhabited by militants. This is just as gunmen, suspected to be militants, stormed Isawo area of Ikorodu, Lagos, and abducted a man identified simply as Hyginius.

A resident, Nmadu Chionye, said: “We heard the gunshots and took cover. But when we contacted the security men, they told us they were in charge.


the bold, for yoloba land....isorait

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A resident, Nmadu Chionye, said: “We heard the gunshots and took cover. But when we contacted the security men, they told us they were in charge.

I thought Igbos live only in Lagos WTF is Chionye doin in Arepo Ogun state So igbos live in dz area but their blodas re happy/hailing the millitants whenever they attack Chai

pictures or.......... u know na

Interesting.

Ogun State Police Commissioner, Ahmed Illiyasu, who resumed yesterday.

The bombardment, it was gathered, was carried out by the Military and police but it was not clear, last night, if those killed included civilians living around the creeks. Details of the operation, said to have lasted 20 minutes, was sketchy at press time. But unconfirmed report had it that several lives
were lost with about 30 houses destroyed.

Militants did not build 30 houses, that one a sure thing sha.

I hope IPOB will rescue HYGINUS from the Ijaw militants they were cheering on?

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boman2014:
perfect!



Where are all those IPOD that say they will join the militants when the military engage them.

Oyah make una pack una kalashi go join them naa.

Abeg make una no forget to upload "agitation" for nairaland and youtube

This is Ogun state, Yoruba land being bombed my friend. Get that into your brain.

Nice one.

Do not spare a single Ijaw militant. Any Ugandan that wants to join the Ijaw militants in the Creek should go ahead and military should turn all of them into ashes together.

Yessssssssssssssssss


Goood


Yoruba people and Yoruba Elders will not engage those who we know are inferior by all means in a war of words or reprisal attack


I said this several times , We fight our wars with logic , we prefer peace but when push comes to shove , we push the pushers off the legde


I will be mentioning some goats here , I hope they can come and tell me why their brothers did not bring out their surface to air missiles and their armor piercing AK 47 Rifles to stop Nigerian Armed forces


And as far as i am concerned , those living in Arepo are accomplices leave no house standing there, Put navy on all seas around Lagos

once we have the Ijaw miscreants and sympathizers cornered , Let's shell them out of this planet

Operation Awatse in full swing. It should be noted that local vigilantes in Lagos and Ogun collaborated with the Army, Navy, AirForce and Police(RRS) in this particular mission. It is time to send the ijaw militants to hades

Time up! for these miscreants

These guys who are criminals should be smoked out...

They are going after humans and stealing from them....not supported...

Bitterleafsoup:
Interesting.




Militants did not build 30 houses, that one a sure thing sha.

our military fit Don go kill innocent yoruba people too oo...

Bitterleafsoup:
Interesting.




Militants did not build 30 houses, that one a sure thing sha.

But the death of Millitants is worth over 30 houses.

Crushing tinz mode

Ok

Ishilove:

Anyway, why must they call every gun totting criminal 'militants'? .

Because these particular criminals are Ijaw Militants. Thier identity is not in question. Locals know them