Residents of Isawo in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state, are currently living in fear following the killings of soldiers and policemen by suspected Niger Delta militants.
Tola Olalekan, one of the residents, who confirmed this to TheCable, said the tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday.
“As I speak to you now, soldiers and policemen have taken over our area,” he told TheCable on telephone.
“Driving in and out is very difficult. We are living in fear. These militants started returning to our area last month. Security forces had overpowered them in August and we were all in peace.
“No one can move close to the police station on Isawo road. The whole place is a no-go area. I am driving now, and I have lost count of the number of Op MESA (a special security outfit in the state) vans that have sped past my car.
“Why can’t these criminals allow us to live in peace?”
Another resident said police helicopters have been hovering the area since last night.
It is not clear the number of security personnel that were killed, but there are reports in the media that five policemen and two soldiers died in the attack.
Olarinde Famous-Cole, spokesman of the Lagos state police command, could not be reached as his telephone line was out of reach.
-TheCable