Troops In Massive Manhunt For Niger Delta Militants
Troops have been massively deployed in the creeks of the Niger Delta to hunt down militants disturbing the peace of the region and bombing oil installations despite ongoing dialogue.
It was gathered that the deployment was by the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe (ODS), following concerns that militants were still attacking oil pipelines despite peace talks between stakeholders of the region and the federal government.
The troops, it was learnt, were asked to identify and dismantle all the active militant camps used as operational bases by the hoodlums.
They were also directed to patrol the creeks, monitor vessels on the waterways and conduct stop-and-search operations on suspicious speedboats.
At one of the creeks identified as Sand-Sand Fishing Camp in Nembe, it wa...
