Pirates kidnap seven expatriates
Gunmen
at dawn on Tuesday attacked a vessel belonging to Bobon International
Oil Limited, off the coast of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area,
Bayelsa State, and abducted six Russians and one other expatriate
believed to be an Estonian.
Our correspondent learnt that the expatriates were abducted at a time the security sources described as “wee hours of Tuesday”
Confirming
the incident, Media Coordinator, JTF, Lt. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, told
our correspondent that operatives of the outfit had intensified the
search for the kidnapped expatriates.
“Some unknown gunmen
attacked a vessel and abducted seven persons consisting of six Russians
and one Estonian national. We have deployed our naval elements to comb
the area and track down the kidnappers. We have also alerted all
operational bases,” he said.
Though the identities of the attackers and their motives were not known, security sources described them as pirates.
The incident, which had created tension in the Niger Delta region, occurred along the Pennington River.
Fifteen
workers were said to be on board the vessel which was believed to be
sailing from the Pennington Offshore Terminal, situated 16 miles to the
entrance of Fishtown River when the incident happened.
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Asari, Tompolo and co, wia una dey? Thought U guys are been paid huge amounts monthly from FG to secure Niger Delta.
ReplyDeleteShall we all dick our hands into our pockets and donate money to the families of those kidnapped, just as our ex mili brothers recently donated money to flood victims. Arise!
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