No fewer than 10 members of an Islamic sect and one soldier were killed in Okene, Kogi State, on Tuesday, when men of the Nigerian Army invaded the base of the fundamentalist in the town.

The development was said to have led to pandemonium in the commercial town as schools, shops, banks and other public offices were locked throughout the day.
The members of the sect were said to have engaged the army in gun duel during which 10 of them were shot dead, while a soldier was said to have also been killed during the battle.

Tribune Online gathered that the men of the army had invaded a mosque located at Inike in the heart of Okene following reports on the activities of the sect.
Sources said the invasion of the area was a fall-out of the recent attack carried out on the state headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) by people suspected to be members of the sect.

Some of the people that carried out the attack were said to have escaped with gunshot wounds following which the security agencies were said to have beamed their searchlight.

The move was said to have led to the arrest of a suspected member of the sect who was said to be a teacher in one of the private schools in Okene.

The arrested member was said to have informed soldiers about the whereabouts of other members that were receiving treatments over the gunshot wounds.
It was further learnt that upon the arrest of the member where he was being treated, he confessed to be a member of the group following which he took them to their hideout around 1.00 a.m. where weapons including AK-47 rifles were allegedly found.

However, a visit to the mosque being used by the sect in the midnight showed that it was deserted following which the military men were said to have laid ambush for them till about 5.00 a.m.
It was, however, gathered that the members of the sect had got wind of the development and also attacked the men of the army, who immediately opened fire on them.
The mosque which was being used by the members of the sect was said to have been razed down by the soldiers, who were still at the area as of press time.

Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State command, Emmanuel Ojukwu, said the command could not speak on the development as it was a military operation.
He however said the operation was on-going, adding that the military would be in the best position to give a detailed information about the operation.

Source: Tribune

Following.

We are winning the war - buhari

Terrible

Islam is the religion of prophet Muhammad. The peace maker,

I concurred with profpeter

No fewer than 10 members of an Islamic sect and one soldier were killed in Okene, Kogi State, on Tuesday, when men of the [size=15pt]Nigerian Army invaded the base of the fundamentalist[/size] in the town.

Thought they were routed by our gallant soldiers weeks ago?

The world is getting more peaceful, thanks to to the religion of peace.

Keep on spreading the peace.

ProfessorPeter:
Islam is the religion of prophet Muhammad. The peace maker,

Must you sound foolish all the time?

Hmmm..slowly these guys are spreading...may God help us...

is the sect nameless?

World without islam= Peaceful world

nawao

Dear fallen soldier.. As sad as ur loss is, it is a necessary sacrifice for d liberation of ur motherland! May ur death not be in vain nd may we eventually win dis battle.. RIP #salute

Bokoharam in kogi Unusual

really

Okene people wey no dey forgive like Fulani people, I dey wait to see which soldier they go revenge for him head.

This so called BH guys are really going places and somebody get mind called them noise makers.. hmmm

The 1st solution to a problem is identifying the fact that there is a problem

Nigeria is fast turning into a war zone. May God help us.

Pickin wey talk say him mama nono go sleep

baba GOD please deliever my local government...wish the soldiers a victorious fight against the sect...#PROUDLYkogian

Islamic sects in the Confluence state? SMH....don't know they've grown tentacles as much as this fa!

This is exactly how boko haram started. The FG should deal decisively well with this people and not allow the issue to linger at all.

GEJ was not decisive enough while tackling boko haram during its budding period which made the terror sect grow rapidly into the monster it is today.

[size=18pt]War against Islamic terrorism does not end
It can only be postponed.
It is a monster with countless heads.
When one is cut off, another one replaces it.
Nigeria has never had 10 years of peace without one sect or another going on rampage in one region of the country.
Ignorance of the truth is the major problem of Nigerians and not corruption.
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Every day bad news. This are signs of the last days according to 2 tim 3:1-5.

Hmm

Pickin wey talk say him mama no go sleep, him ma sef no go take eye see sleep
Trespassers shall be shot, survivors shall be re-shot and dead ones shall be re- shot to guarantee death
Ride on NA, quench this inferno by inferno!!!

Pishure .

I figured out something was wrong today when I got to Okene while going to Abuja. ..most shops were closed, no taxi,no car was moving and everyone was indoor.. .but I didn't know it was this serious.. .

Why are they using nicknames for the "Sect"? Are they Bokoharam or not?

Yes, we are winning the war for sure. I am confident that we will soon have a country we can once again be proud of. God bless PMB, God bless the military, God bless Nigeria.