There is serious tension in Delta as suspected militants on Thursday attacked an Army formation at Ogbogbagbene Community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.
The incident occurred at the country home of former Niger Delta Affairs minister, Elder Godsday Orubebe.
The militants killed a soldier and an unidentified person and injured others.
Sources say the hoodlums caught the soldiers unawares and invaded the formation at about 2a.m and overpowered them.
“We heard gunshots at the scene of the incident at about 2.am this morning only to realize that the army formation was under siege,” a female resident staying a few kilometers from the scene of the incident said.
Spokesperson for the Joint Task Force, JTF, codenamed Operation Safe Delta, Abubakar Abdulahi promised to find out details of the incident when contacted.
The Councilor representing the people of Tamingbe Ward 4 in the Bomadi Legislative Council, Angodi Akpo appealed to security operatives to exercise caution in the hunt for the hoodlums.
“The community is on siege for now.
“Everyone is apprehensive and locked indoors over the likely action of the military following the attack.
“I am calling for caution on the part of the Nigeria military as they should use their intelligence to fish out the perpetrators of this act whom have since fled the area after the attack rather than harassing innocent residents in the area”, he said.
Ogbogbagbene Community serves as a transit point for commuters travelling to other riverine communities in the hinterlands of Bayelsa and Delta States.
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