Suspected militants on Friday attacked Igbolomu and Ishawo communities in Ikorodu, Lagos State. Eyewitnesses, who escaped from one of the invaded areas said the gunmen from the Niger Delta came through water channel since yesterday and have been shooting sporadically.


Also Elegbete, Imushin, Muti and environs of Ita-Oluwo, Ogijo communities last night witnessed heavy shootings by the militants who according to reports are planning to organise a candlelight service for their departed soldiers. The gunmen allegedly left many people dead.

It would be recalled that gunmen suspected to be militants invaded the Elegbete communities last Friday at about 11pm and began to shoot sporadically which left no fewer than 13 people dead in the process, Vanguard reports.