IMOSE STOOD IN UNITY AS IJAW YOUTH ATTACK

Imose community was attacked this afternoon by the so called Ijaw youth, but the community stood in unity. Although, most people have left, but those remained will stood in unity. Even if the government will not respond quickly.

Imose community, close to the Muslim Prayer ground

 Early this afternoon certain people saw the Ijaw youth, fully armed coming towards the main part of the Imose community. They normally attacked on the river looting people and kidnapping, but today they came inside the community.  As people were running for their lives certain people were reported to have gone to confront the so called Ijaw youth. Witness said, name withheld, “The attackers were very young in age. They were six in numbers. They came armed. We ran after them. They also ran away.”

Imose community, close to the Muslim Prayer ground

Another witness said, “I almost caught up with one of them. He nearly fell down but supported himself with the riffle in his hand”. Those people who ran after them went with different types of weapons except guns. They went with cutlass, iron rod, knives and many more.

Imose community, close to the Muslim Prayer ground

“The people of the community would have caught at least one of them today, if they had had a good support”, another witness said.

The real leader of the community (Name withheld), not the Baale (The one was supposed to be the leader), led the attack, with the real aspirant or the post of Councilor stood up. The people of the community, both indigenes and non-indigenes came out to stand in unity. “Enough is enough”, was what they were all saying.

Imose community, close to the Muslim Prayer ground

According to another eyewitness, “I saw one the indigenes of this community including one of the driver of the local boat that use to transport us, the passengers, across the river.”

The Odua People’s Congress were said to have come immediately after the incident and started shooting. The policemen were said to have entered the community more than two hours after the incident.

Imose community, close to the Muslim Prayer ground

Meanwhile, when the incident started happening more than month ago complains were laid by the community leader to the ZONE 2 of the police headquarter in Lagos including the one in Agbara, the Local government of the community and nothing have been done. The Policemen will just come and go the same they have come in.