Metro Nigerian Police, Soldiers Engage in Gun Battle With Militants in Igando, Lagos

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Igando area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has turned a battle ground as Niger Delta militants engage the police and soldiers in serious gun battle.

A resident told PM News that as at 1:00pm, sporadic gunshots are heard in the community.

The streets are deserted, while many remained indoor as the police and soldiers moved in to try to salvage the situation, but the militants are said to be undeterred as they engaged the military in an intensive gun battle.

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A Rapid Response Squad, RRS, source told PM News that the police were shielded inside an Armoured Personnel Carrier, APC, as they approached the retreating militants who engaged them in shootout.

Sources said the militants had also engaged the police and soldiers in gun battle around Imose and Totowu waterside.

Related: Militants Invade Igando in Lagos, Police Flee As Many Feared Dead


Source: PM News
 
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