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Monday, August 1, 2016
Late last week Nigerian troops began a build up in the Niger Delta in preparation to use force against militants if peace talks failed. Most Nigerian government officials maintain that force cannot be ruled out if negotiations do not pan out.
The Nigerian Air Force began an aerial assault against militants in the Arepo area of Ogun state. The air assault started on July 28, with another taking place on July 30. According to reports from residents in the area, the first air assault was carried out by a NAF helicopter which released four rockets towards the militants’ base located on a large island behind the area. Residents could also hear the sound of heavy machine gun fire. The helicopter operation was followed by a jet dropping bombs on the militant camp.
Speaking to Sunday Telegraph on the latest assault, Director Public Relations and Information (DPRI), Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, insisted that NAF would continue the operation, which is code-named ‘Awatse’, until it had ‘flushed out’ the militants.
“There is this operation called Operation Awatse; it is a joint force, which is to checkmate the activities of militants and pipeline vandals,” Famuyiwa said.
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