Five members of the militant Red Scorpion operating in the oil bearing communities of a local government council area of Imo State, has been shot and killed in Imo state.
Five suspected members of the militant group, Red Scorpion, operating in the oil bearing communities of the Awarra/Assa in Ohaji/Egbema council area of Imo state, were on Monday, September 5, shot dead by the Joint Military Task Force (JMTF) which stormed the affected areas over the past weekend.
According to
Daily Sun, the task force sneaked into the restive communities in a tipper, took the militants by surprise, killed five militants on the spot while others reportedly escaped with bullet injuries.
It was also gathered that one of the leaders of the militant group identified as Banga who escaped, had his house razed allegedly by the security operatives.
The Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed the presence of security operatives in the communities, said the force have always been sending security team to the communities to quell crisis.
Bothered by the activities of militants in Niger Delta and elsewhere, the President warned them to stop or face full military action. The military had to use helicopters to dislodge militants from Arepo in Ogun State and some other areas in Lagos State recently.
The militants went to the extent of kidnapping high profile members of the society including a monarch in Lagos.