Nigeria: Militants Allege Reprisal Attacks By Soldiers

7 October 2006

Port Harcourt — Militants yesterday raised an alarm that the military in the Niger Delta has commenced retaliatory attacks on Ijaw settlements over the killing of about 14 soldiers in two separate clashes as they allegedly attacked Elem-Sangana near Soku in Rivers State .

A source disclosed that what the soldiers said was a minor search operation for militants has turned out to be a major offensive against them, warning that they may have to come of out of their shells to also fight back.

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