BEVERLY HILLS, January 24, (THEWILL) – Two suspected notorious militants have been killed in the creeks of Bayelsa State by the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe (ODS).
A statement issued on Tuesday by Lt.-Col. Olaolu Daudu, the Spokesman of ODS, confirmed that two of the suspected militants died in the raid.
“Troops of Sector 2 (Bayelsa) Operation Delta Safe deployed in Obama flow station acting on a tip off by locals and a vigilance group raided a militant camp,” the statement read.
“One of the suspects is a notorious leader of criminals popularly known as Labista who is on security agencies’ watch list.
“The gang leader had at various times engaged in high profile kidnapping, killing of security personnel, piracy, armed robbery and other criminal activities.
“Labista and his cohorts dived into the river in a bid to escape while the raid was ongoing and were engaged by our troops.
“At the end of the operations, the bodies of two notorious criminals were found floating on water.
“They were recovered and deposited at Government Morgue. Items recovered were two single barrel guns, cutlass and four speed boats.”
He also quoted the Commander, ODS, Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman, as assuring the people of the region of their safety and security.
Apochi encouraged them not to condone any form of sabotage, vandalism or acts of criminality because of the negative effects on the environment and economy as he thanked the people for their continued support and cooperation, urging them to report any act of criminality promptly to the Joint Task Force.
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