Military action goes on in Niger Delta

The Nation

16 May 2011

Military action goes on in Niger Delta

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta yesterday continued the onslaught against the Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF), led by renegade warlord, ‘General’ John Togo.

Troops of the task force are said to be closing in on the suspected sea pirate.

It was gathered that no fewer than six members of the militant group have been killed since the clashes broke out last Wednesday. They were reportedly killed when the task force strafed one of Togo’s camps in Obubu Creek.

NDLF spokesperson Colonel Mark Anthony denied the death of its members, claiming that they all survived the JTF aerial bombardment.

The Nation gathered that scores of JTF’s soldiers were injured in the fighting.

JTF spokesman Lt.-Colonel Timothy Antigha, who confirmed that some soldiers were injured, said the task force had marked out Togo’s camp around the Tambou Creek, contrary to reports that the operation was at Ayakoromo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

He said the JTF was taking steps, including consultations with Ijaw leaders, to enlist their cooperation and to insulate innocent persons from the attack.

Antigha warned community leaders of the danger in sheltering fleeing criminal gang members. He said in a statement yesterday...