Two Security Operatives ‘Beaten Into Coma’, Houses Set Ablaze As Youths Clash With Joint Task Force In Delta

According to him, the troops carried out indiscriminate arrests and set houses and properties worth millions of naira ablaze.

Pandemonium broke out last Thursday as youths in Emede community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State clashed with operatives of the Joint Task Force, known as ‘Operation Delta Sweep,’ SaharaReporters has learned.

According to reports, the task force, comprising the military, police, DSS, and civil defence, allegedly stormed a popular brothel in the community to arrest suspected illicit drug users.

An eyewitness told SaharaReporters that on Thursday, “a white Hilux van carrying personnel of Operation Delta Sweep stormed the brothel, brandishing weapons and harassing residents, some were customers, others had only come to have drinks.”

He explained that the team entered without prior notice, and when questioned, locals were told “the operatives were on illegal duty.”