BEVERLY HILLS, AUGUST 1, (THEWILL) – 19 suspected militants have been arrested as they tried to escape the air attacks from the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets who destroyed four major camps of suspected militants at Arepo, Ogun State on the fourth day of the sustained aerial attacks on the hoodlums in the area.
THEWILL gathered that while the air operation lasted, operatives of the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Army mounted roadblocks at strategic places that could be used as escape routes by the militants.
The spokesperson for the NSCDC, Lagos State Command, Kehinde Bada, confirmed the arrest saying investigation was ongoing adding that the operation continues.
“Nineteen militants were arrested around the Ishawo, Igbo Olomu and Elepete areas of Ikorodu on Saturday and Sunday,” she revealed.
“Some of them were caught after fleeing from the areas being bombarded while others were arrested based on information by residents.
“It was a joint operation involving our men from Ondo, Ogun and Oyo states, the police, the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force.”
Story by David Oputah
