Isawo area of Ikorodu was the venue for gun duel between militants and security operatives overnight with 2 soldiers and five policemen have been reportedly killed.
The hoodlums were flushed out last year but residents have earlier raised the alarm over the return of the militants. They said that many of them had returned to Isawo and neighbouring communities, robbing and terrorizing residents.
“The militants are back to Isawo area. They brandish guns openly during daytime and rob people at night; many residents are now living in fear.”
The militants, mostly kidnappers and pipeline vandals, were chased out of the area in August last year following bloody clashes in the community.
Scores of people were killed in 2016 during clashes between militants and residents of Isawo community, leading to the deployment of a joint military task force in the area.
