Following the recent arrest of a Chadian and four other suspected terrorists in a raid on Thursday by over 100 soldiers and secret service agents in Ijora, Lagos, many landlords in the community may have decided to evict tenants of Northern extraction.
DailyPost gathered that the soldiers and secret service agents reportedly found an improvised explosive device, AK47 rifles, cartridges and daggers during the raid at number 24, Aromire Street in the densely populated community.
Two persons were reportedly arrested at 24, Aromire Street and three others at a location in an adjacent street.
The arrest caused a sudden palpable fear in the community, with many of the residents saying there might still be more suspects living among them being an area noticeably with high population of Nigeriens, Chadians and Northerners.
A landlord, Alhaji Ibrahim AbdulKareem, said that one of his tenants, a Northerner, had been living in his house for two years.
“He has never caused trouble for me but how can I be sure he does not have a link with these people? I’m not sure I will let him finish the nine months he has left. My life and that of my family members are important to me,” he said.
Another landlord simply who gave his name as Alhaji Bashiru Igbalaye, said, “No, no, nobody is going to hide a bomb in my house. I’m not even sure whether the one is my house is from Niger or Katsina. But he has to leave by the end of this month.
“We are all afraid right now. We have been living with two of the suspects probably for many years. Who knows how many are still here?,” he added.
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