Post by Honorebu on Jul 31, 2016 0:39:26 GMT
"The Lagos and Ogun state militants are remnants of those who have been bursting NNPC pipes are Isawo in Ikorodu and Arepo. These men started with few 50litres jerry cans of petrol with each one selling at 3k. They lived in single rooms. It's so cheap bcos the business require no investment beyond the costs of the black 50litre plastic containers or the cost of d yellow 25litres plastics containers.
They made excess money and created a micro economy thriving on illegality within ikorodu. Soon they enjoyed the patronage of the police by supplying Police stations with generators and fuel to power the Police stations free of charges!
The militants now started hiring duplexes. The men in black also collected the "ones for Oga to use for house". Soon the boys started supplying some filling stations with 33000 litre tankers! The Police saw this as bigger business and wanted a bigger portion of the pie.
Sharing formulas were agreed. Soon, parties disagreed. Police were killed. Beneficiaries of the business suspected to be owners of filling stations assisted with "upfront funds" with which these guys bought light weapons which were later upgraded became big players.
The Police were seen a parasites without any value. The owners of tankers and agents wanted more and to achieve that, the parasites must be eliminated. They wanted everything on the value chain.
As at that time, the govt looked the other way because, according to the people, the militants were "brothers" of the man in bowler hat who reigned as commander in chief as at that time. These militants nourished the patronage of alcohol and women of easy virtues at the Isawo area of ikorodu. They became emboldened and walked on the streets with their weapons.
Their original purpose of kidnapping young pretty women was for rape! The Police have compromised. There's so much money. Young girls were assaulted and wives of notable figures were picked up and raped. Later, bigger money commanded better women who moved into the vicinity from Benin and Port Harcourt.
The need to rape became extinguished. Nothing happened to them for previous rapes and kidnapping. They've got the chunk of beef in bowler hat at the helm in Abuja. He's Ijaw too. Then came PMB. Soldiers were moved in and not allowed to stay too long and become compromised or uncontrollably corrupt b4 being withdrawn and new troops used in replacing them.
It became very difficult to operate for the militants. They killed scores of Policemen, SSS and Soldiers. The forces became easy and cheap targets due to their earlier complicity. The noose was tightened and they simply changed the purpose of kidnapping from the hitherto "kidnapping for rape" to kidnapping for ransome. Targets became wider than women!
Flamboyant pastors and known middle class were targeted. They paid. They paid and nourished the business. Kidnappings became even more lucrative than oil theft. It only requires targets and money will flow. Timidity and ability of the people was the key to their wallets.
Soldiers were drafted once again, this time for a total "war" involving troops, tanks and heavy weapons.In the last 3 days, scores of the militants have been killed and their bodies removed. It's speculated that over 100 were killed. Can u believe that the night operation of a combined team of Police strike force, soldiers and Civil defence Corp members assisted by local OPC with local knowledge of the area required Nigerian AirForce fighter helicopters?
It's been like a war situation but these militants are just cowards. They get killed easily at escape points. Iv interviewed 2 members of the strike force and the news now is good. The security apparatus of the Nigerian Govt have fully taken over! The clean up may however continue for the next few days".
Credits : Debo Fasipe , Ayekooto Akindele
They made excess money and created a micro economy thriving on illegality within ikorodu. Soon they enjoyed the patronage of the police by supplying Police stations with generators and fuel to power the Police stations free of charges!
The militants now started hiring duplexes. The men in black also collected the "ones for Oga to use for house". Soon the boys started supplying some filling stations with 33000 litre tankers! The Police saw this as bigger business and wanted a bigger portion of the pie.
Sharing formulas were agreed. Soon, parties disagreed. Police were killed. Beneficiaries of the business suspected to be owners of filling stations assisted with "upfront funds" with which these guys bought light weapons which were later upgraded became big players.
The Police were seen a parasites without any value. The owners of tankers and agents wanted more and to achieve that, the parasites must be eliminated. They wanted everything on the value chain.
As at that time, the govt looked the other way because, according to the people, the militants were "brothers" of the man in bowler hat who reigned as commander in chief as at that time. These militants nourished the patronage of alcohol and women of easy virtues at the Isawo area of ikorodu. They became emboldened and walked on the streets with their weapons.
Their original purpose of kidnapping young pretty women was for rape! The Police have compromised. There's so much money. Young girls were assaulted and wives of notable figures were picked up and raped. Later, bigger money commanded better women who moved into the vicinity from Benin and Port Harcourt.
The need to rape became extinguished. Nothing happened to them for previous rapes and kidnapping. They've got the chunk of beef in bowler hat at the helm in Abuja. He's Ijaw too. Then came PMB. Soldiers were moved in and not allowed to stay too long and become compromised or uncontrollably corrupt b4 being withdrawn and new troops used in replacing them.
It became very difficult to operate for the militants. They killed scores of Policemen, SSS and Soldiers. The forces became easy and cheap targets due to their earlier complicity. The noose was tightened and they simply changed the purpose of kidnapping from the hitherto "kidnapping for rape" to kidnapping for ransome. Targets became wider than women!
Flamboyant pastors and known middle class were targeted. They paid. They paid and nourished the business. Kidnappings became even more lucrative than oil theft. It only requires targets and money will flow. Timidity and ability of the people was the key to their wallets.
Soldiers were drafted once again, this time for a total "war" involving troops, tanks and heavy weapons.In the last 3 days, scores of the militants have been killed and their bodies removed. It's speculated that over 100 were killed. Can u believe that the night operation of a combined team of Police strike force, soldiers and Civil defence Corp members assisted by local OPC with local knowledge of the area required Nigerian AirForce fighter helicopters?
It's been like a war situation but these militants are just cowards. They get killed easily at escape points. Iv interviewed 2 members of the strike force and the news now is good. The security apparatus of the Nigerian Govt have fully taken over! The clean up may however continue for the next few days".
Credits : Debo Fasipe , Ayekooto Akindele