The
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, said it had arrested additional 21
fleeing militants in the creeks of Arepo, Fatola and other parts of Lagos,
bringing the total number of arrests to 40.
The
agency stated that the ongoing operation against pipeline vandals would not
stop until all the miscreants were arrested.
The
NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Emma Okeh, told one of our correspondents on
the telephone on Monday that the militants were being detained at centres run
by the military and the Department of State Services.
Okeh
said, “Apart from the 19 suspects that were arrested since Thursday when the
operation against the militants started, we have apprehended 21 others,
bringing the total number to 40.”
The
spokesman said the suspects would eventually be arraigned in court, adding that
it would be done after all the militants in the operational area might have
been arrested.
The
Ondo State Police Command told one of our correspondents that policemen were on
the ground to prevent militants from “doing anything” in the state.
The
Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Mr. Femi Joseph, said
although there was no report about fleeing militants regrouping in Ondo, the
police were not leaving anything to chance.
The
PPRO said, “I don’t think the information that the fleeing militants are in
this state is true, and if they are here, there is no way they can regroup to
carry out any activity because our men are on the ground everywhere.
“We
are not taking the security of the state for granted, but I don’t think any
militant is here.
“We
call on our people not to hesitate to inform the police whenever they notice
any strange face or witness activities of some strange people in their
communities so that we can move in to deal with such people.”
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