Military, Police intensify attack on Arepo vandals. By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor, Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsuru Olowoopejo. Military and Police operatives, in a joint operation yesterday, continued the bombardment of Iroko creeks in Arepo area of Ogun State as part of on- going battle to flush out oil pipeline vandals from the areas. Similarly, Military and Police authorities have beefed up security measures at Ewedogbon area of Totowu, a riverine community in Ishuti, Igando, old Alimosho Local Government Area and Isawo, Ikorodu areas of Lagos State towards containing invasion of suspected Niger Delta militants. Though, at the time of filling this report, no casualty was officially recorded at Arepo as “Operation Awate†continued. The 2016 Idaho Vandals Football Schedule features games against UNLV and Washington State. Home » News » Military descends on Arepo vandals hideout in Operation Awathe. published on August 20, 2016, by a national. Read More. Outside looking in. . as the military commenced bombardment of Iroko creeks in Arepo area suspected to be inhabited by militants and pipeline vandals. published on August 20, 2016. Many people were feared dead, last Thursday, as the military commenced bombardment of Iroko creeks in Arepo area suspected to be inhabited by militants and pipeline vandals. A source who preferred anonymity at Rapid Response Squad, RRS, confirmed the continued bombardment of the areas by joint military and police teams yesterday. Lagos Assembly urges relevant authorities to secure areas. Meantime, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to prevail on the Military and Police authorities to secure firmly the riverine areas as well as other areas facing security challenge in the state. All those necessary areas should be beefed up. A member of the state assembly, Hon Olarewaju Ibrahim, representing Badagry Constituency I, in an interview with Vanguard said the lawmakers are worried over the security challenge confronting the state and quickly, added that the state would not rest on its oars in protecting the lives and properties of residents. According to him, “We have discussed on the floor of the house and directed the Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode to call all necessary military and police officers to secure all the areas having security challenge with all the apparatus possible.“If all the necessary measures are put in place, am sure the insecurity challenge will be a thing of the past.â€. Military descends on Arepo vandals hideout in Operation Awathe. By Kingsley Omonobi, Daud Olatunji & Angela Okpe. ![]() Vandals in Venice defaced a memorial to Vietnam War veterans who were Prisoners Of War (POW) or who never returned home because Missing In Action (MIA). Bernie Sanders Sign Defaced in Illinois – Vandals Leave Message. Jim Hoft Mar 8th, 2016 8:43 am Leave a Comment. This sign was spotted in Collinsville, Illinois. ![]() ![]() Many people were feared dead, yesterday, as the Military commenced bombardment of Iroko creeks in Arepo area of Ogun State, suspected to be inhabited by militants. This is just as gunmen, suspected to be militants, stormed Isawo area of Ikorodu, Lagos, and abducted a man identified simply as Hyginius. The bombardment, it was gathered, was carried out by the Military and police but it was not clear, last night, if those killed included civilians living around the creeks. Details of the operation, said to have lasted 2. But unconfirmed report had it that several lives were lost with about 3. It was gathered that some helicopters were sighted hovering around the creeks at about 5. Authorities identify vandals accused of killing rare fish at national park. April 30, 2016 and released by the National Park Service. Vandals Deface Vietnam War Memorial In Venice May 27, 2016. VENICE (CBSLA.com) — Vandals defaced a memorial to Vietnam. ©2016 CBS Local. Some of them were said to have hid inside the river. Residents of Elepete area, who apparently thought it was another attack from militants, scampered for safety. Police sources said “it was a joint operation.â€It was gathered that the helicopters deployed in the operation were of the Air Force, while personnel of the three forces, comprising the Army Navy and Air Force and Police were on board the boats that combed the creeks. A source said: “These militants are responsible for the attacks on residents at Elepete and Igbolomu areas of Ikorodu. It is an ongoing operation.â€Several were killed—Resident. A resident, Nmadu Chionye, said: “We heard the gunshots and took cover. But when we contacted the security men, they told us they were in charge. We learned several persons were killed, but none can tell the exact number.â€Effort to get the reactions of the military and police failed as they kept mum. However, a senior Army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: “It is too early to speak on such sensitive exercise. You will be briefed at the appropriate time please. There is no cause to panic.â€Ogun Police Commissioner spits fire. However, new Ogun State Police Commissioner, Ahmed Illiyasu, who resumed yesterday, had given a hint of what lay ahead when he threatened a showdown with militants and other criminals in the state. The commissioner, who spoke during the handing over ceremony by the immediate past Commissioner of Police, AIG Abdulmajid Ali, in Abeokuta, disclosed that the command had already made tactical deployment of policemen to the affected areas to flush out the militants. He said: “These people (militants) are hoodlums and already a very detailed report had been written and studied on them. We have made tactical and covert deployment of our men to flush them out of that place.“Several operations are going to be carried out and the process has begun. We are assuring the people of their safety.“We want to raise the security we met to the next level. We want to make the state safer and more secured than ever before.â€DHQReacting to the development, Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said there was no aerial bombardment of the Arepo because of the critical infrastructure which involved oil and gas pipelines playing pivotal services to the nation’s economy. Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig- General Rabe Abubakar, who gave the clarification last night, however, said what happened was that the military and security agencies, in a joint operation codenamed Operation Awathe, under the Command of the Defence Headquarters, carried out a normal security operation to wipe out pipeline vandals and oil and gas criminals bent on sabotaging the economic assets of the nation. He noted that there was no way the military could have bombarded the area because of the environmental damage that would also be inflicted on the area. Abubakar said: “Arepo is of critical importance to the nation and the infrastructure on ground has cost the nation huge resources to put in place. It is true we have received complaints and petitions about the activities of vandals and criminals causing problems and destroying pipelines and siphoning crude.“But the military did not and cannot bomb the critical economic infrastructure in place there.â€.
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