Many feared dead as military bombard militant camp in Delta
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By Emma Amaize and Perez Brisibe
WARRI- SOME militants were suspected
to have lost their lives when troops of the Operation Delta Safe bombed a
militant camp at Okosugbene Creek, along Burutu-Warri River, near Burutu, Delta
State, with two fighter jets and about seven gun boats for nearly an hour on
Thursday.
Reports from the area said that
soldiers, who struck at about 6.00 am caught the militants unawares. But while
a source said it was an abandoned militant camp belonging to the Movement for
the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, another hinted that it was occupied
by
sea pirates. Information about the casualties of yesterday’s attack was
still unclear at the time of this report, but the raid caused tension among
riverine dwellers.
They ran helter-skelter at the sound
of heavy gunshots. Another informant, who spoke to Vanguard, said the militant
camp is located at Lapala village, near Burutu.
However, a youth leader from Burutu
community, who confirmed the attack, said: “I heard several gunshots on
Thursday morning from the community.” “From our findings, we discovered that
the military had invaded the gathering of suspected militants, who had
converged on the community in what could be likened to a militant camp.”
Shedding light on the raid, a senior
operative of the Department of State Security, DSS, said: “There were
intelligence reports that suspected militants are converging on the area.
“Troops from the Operation Safe Delta were drafted to engage the militants and
dislodge the camp located at an area known as 9000 Junction,” he said.
At about 9.00 am, former chairman of
Burutu community, Jonathan Ogodobiri, who spoke on phone, asserted: “There are
no army troops within Burutu town but the entire waterways is under siege.
There is a massive presence of army personnel patrolling the river as I speak
with you.”
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