Suspected Niger Delta militants

have killed five police officers
and two soldiers in the Isawo
area of Ikorodu, Lagos state.
According to residents of the
area, the attacks happened in the early hours of today April 9th.
The militants most of whom are
kidnappers and pipeline vandals,
engaged the security agents in a
fierce gun battle that started as
early as 3am. Some of the militants were killed in the gun
battle.

The Zone 2 Police spokesperson,
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the
attack to LIB in a text message.
See content of the message after
the cut.

"The zone received the report of the encounter
between military/police and
the kidnappers at the
Isawo area. There were
reports of casualties on
both sides of the encounter. The AIG Zone 2
has put well coordinated
intelligence team within the
area and activated the anti-
kidnapping section of the
zone to work hand-in-hand with Lagos state to forestall
a reorcurrence and ensure
the arrest of fleeing
hoodlums".

http://yoloaded.com/2017/04/suspected-militants-kill-5-police-officers-2-soldiers-ikorodu/

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