Five oil workers were on Tuesday
kidnapped by gunmen within the oil mining lease (OML) -55 operated by Belemaoil
Producing Limited, an indigenous oil company, in Akuku-Toru local government
area of Rivers state.
Confirming the development,
Rivers police command said all hands were on deck to ensure the unconditional
release of the workers.
Nnamdi Omoni, police public
relations officer, said gunboats had been deployed to trail the abductors. He
expressed confidence that the victims would be released unhurt.
“Yes, I can confirm that five
seismic workers were kidnapped two days ago. We have intensified efforts to
ensure their release and gunboats have been deployed,” he said.
“We are working with other sister
agencies, especially the Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence
Corps, to ensure they are released within record time.”
The oil workers are personnel of
Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL and BGP, a subsidiary of China National
Petroleum Corporation.
The workers were on the site of
an ongoing seismic operations by Belemaoil when they abducted.
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