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Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by azetopworld(m): 6:46am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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.” 1 Like |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by chynie: 6:51am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Fake news If 100 militians are killing, why will they kill 15 ppl 1 Like |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by QuotaSystem: 7:17am On Jun 19, 2016 |
12 lives, destinies, aspirations, hopes, and dreams cut short by criminal ijaw militants. These blood sucking Ijaw militants are giving the military every reason to fully occupy the Niger Delta to restore sanity. On the other thread where it was reported that they attacked and kidnapped 2 people in Lagos, these terrorists sympathisers claimed the militants were innocent and had no business in Yoruba land. What then is this? Someone should go and tell those grieving families that those evil murderous militants are not terrorists but 'freedom fighters'. OP append the source: www.punchng.com/100-militants-invade-ogun-community-kill-15/ 3 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Movic1(m): 7:19am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. 9 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by mesoprogress(m): 7:20am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by QuotaSystem: 7:21am On Jun 19, 2016 |
chynie: 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. 5 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Nobody: 7:30am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Hahaha how are we sure they are not Fulani Herdsmen. They have infiltrated the SW too. Modath and Passingshot be like; Sai Buari 5 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Nobody: 7:32am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by ayzTIGER: 7:34am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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 |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Movic1(m): 7:36am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Funnicator: Did you care to read the News? Shea Fulani dey kill fellow fulani ni? We have seen Akpabio handiwork 3 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by freeze001(f): 7:37am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. 2 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by VICTORCIZA(m): 8:01am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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 |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by QuotaSystem: 8:02am On Jun 19, 2016 |
VICTORCIZA: 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. 3 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by FlameDynasty: 8:03am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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% |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by donstefano8(m): 8:11am On Jun 19, 2016 |
This is the end product of a mixture of cultism, sea-piracy, pipeline vandals and militancy. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by malton: 8:19am On Jun 19, 2016 |
VICTORCIZA: ~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. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by amuokuko: 8:20am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by amuokuko: 8:23am On Jun 19, 2016 |
FlameDynasty: Read the embolden and see how dull u are.. Sure u re one of those who criticized the Corp member from ur Clan.. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by FlameDynasty: 8:34am On Jun 19, 2016 |
amuokuko: 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 |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Wyttcat: 8:37am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by amuokuko: 8:39am On Jun 19, 2016 |
FlameDynasty: 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".... |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Thewrath(m): 8:53am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Wyttcat:You don see small pikin wey you dey tell na! Nonsensical! 2 Likes
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Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Nobody: 9:00am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Wyttcat: Yoruba's when they see Fulani herdsmen, scroll down 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Wyttcat: 9:04am On Jun 19, 2016 |
That's why half of your region are hiding in the bush at the mention of fulani Funnicator: 2 Likes |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by tempest01(m): 9:06am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by rummeh: 9:18am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Abeg the story too long.. Somebody summarize for me |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by chynie: 11:21am On Jun 19, 2016 |
QuotaSystem:**** for spreading such fake news to set ppl against each other Useless senseless poor bloggers |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by Breadmaker: 11:32am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Sounds like what fulani herdsmen do. |
Re: Ogun State INVADED! 15 Killed As 100 Militants Embarked On Killing Spree! by dontbanandquote: 11:49am On Jun 19, 2016 |
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. |
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