Four Deadly Niger Delta militants, who have been terrorizing
residents of communities around Igbo Olomu area of Ikorodu in Lagos
State, have been arrested by members of the Ogbagba zone of Oodua
People’s Congress, led by Otunba Gani Adams.
According to The Eagle Online, the OPC members engaged the
militants in a fierce gun battle around Yewa community in Igbo Olomu and
facilitated the release of two landlords in the area who were earlier
kidnapped by the gunmen.
But, one OPC member was reportedly killed while other members
succeeded in arresting four members of the hang who were handed over to
the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Owutu Police Station, who
later handed them over to the Area Commander in charge of the area.
Trouble started when OPC members from Ogbagba zone responded to a
distress call that the militants had invaded Yewa area of Olainu Kan,
where they kidnapped two people, including a landlord, Daniel Akpughe.
The OPC responded and caught up with the militants who had by then
relocated to a part of the creek and a serious clash ensued between the
two groups. The abducted members of the Lagos community were rescued.
The militants regrouped and waylaid the OPC members on their way
back, killing one of them, Tunde Sogunro, in another round of gun duel.
An OPC leader, who commented on the incident under the condition of
anonymity, said: People have been saying all sorts of things about OPC
not doing anything about the militants in Yoruba land.
“Now we have lost one of our members but people will not come
out and say that OPC rescued two people who were kidnapped by the Niger
Delta militants. “Nobody will come out now and say something about
compensating his family.”
The OPC leader also expressed the readiness of the group to tackle the menace of of the militants. He said: “We
have always expressed our readiness to collaborate with other security
agencies. We know the terrain more than them. They need to invite us and
discuss with us before we can do anything.”
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