TWARRI- 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.”Vanguard
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