Ikorodu Attacks - Government Deploys Army, Policemen to Restore Peace

Following the spate of attacks, the Lagos State
Police Command and the 81 Division, Nigerian
Army, have deployed over 1,000 security
personnel to restore peace in troubled Igbolomu,
Ikorodu, where a suspected militant group is
feared to have killed over a dozen residents at
weekend. The community remained deserted
yesterday, despite the presence of security
operatives, as residents, who fled their homes
are yet to return.
Army spokesman in Lagos, Lieutenant Colonel
Kingsley Samuel, told The Guardian on telephone
that the Army has cordoned off the area and
restored peace.

He said men of the OP Messa have increased
and more personnel are on the ground to avert
any reoccurrence, adding, "peace has returned
and our officers are there. There is no issue
anymore. Our patrol team has been reinforced."
Also, a source at the Rapid Response Squad
(RRS) said the situation has been brought under
control by a detachment from the Lagos and
Ogun State Police Command.
The source said: "The Commissioner of Police
has ordered deployment of more men to the
place as at 12 noon yesterday. As I speak, there
are thousands of policemen from the Mobile
Police Squadron, the RRS, Ikorodu Divisions, Area
Commands and military personnel there.
Residents are no longer deserting the area
because we are all there to secure them."
Spokesman for Ogun State police command told
The Guardian yesterday that only two persons
were confirmed killed during the rampage by the
suspected militants, adding that the command
has reinforced security in the area in the interest
of residents.
Curb from AllAfrica

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