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Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by semid4lyfe(m): 4:15am On Oct 18, 2012
Pirates kidnap seven expatriates
October 18, 2012 by Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa Leave a Comment

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.

http://www.punchng.com/news/gunmen-attack-oil-vessel-kidnap-seven-expatriates-2/
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by dayokanu(m): 4:22am On Oct 18, 2012
They are fighting for Niger Delta

Bloody criminals. Boko Haram of the creek
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by greall12(m): 4:45am On Oct 18, 2012
President state.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by AlterEgoTM: 4:46am On Oct 18, 2012
Again?! O ma ga fun awon ara ibi o.
Frustrated lot.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by AjanleKoko: 5:06am On Oct 18, 2012
Russians? Estonian? Bobon Oil Limited?

Sounds like bunkerers to me undecided
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by eledalo: 5:24am On Oct 18, 2012
AjanleKoko: Russians? Estonian? Bobon Oil Limited?

Sounds like bunkerers to me undecided

Na wa o. See generalisation.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by optimistD(m): 5:37am On Oct 18, 2012
Sea pirates. They are nt friendly type of kidnappers at all. They are desperate.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by afroxyz: 5:56am On Oct 18, 2012
eledalo:

Na wa o. Nigerians and generalisation.

If you work in the oil industry, then you would know that there is some credibility of what he said. The sound like bunkerers really
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by abuabdulhaqq(m): 6:16am On Oct 18, 2012
semid4lyfe: Pirates kidnap seven expatriates
October 18, 2012 by Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa Leave a Comment

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.

http://www.punchng.com/news/gunmen-attack-oil-vessel-kidnap-seven-expatriates-2/i pray nothing should happen to does people if not bourbon oil are in trouble

Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by abuabdulhaqq(m): 6:19am On Oct 18, 2012
optimist D: Sea pirates. They are nt friendly type of kidnappers at all. They are desperate.
yes oooh very very desperate
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by Wsdm: 6:30am On Oct 18, 2012
Who's failure is it to protect these people? Is it the Jtf with meager allocations or the ex- militant turned contractors? Have we not seen that crime perpetrators are having unimaginable freedom under this regime. I just wish God almighty will call these leaders to order.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by Louis88: 7:25am On Oct 18, 2012
Wsdm: Who's failure is it to protect these people? Is it the Jtf with meager allocations or the ex- militant turned contractors? Have we not seen that crime perpetrators are having unimaginable freedom under this regime. I just wish God almighty will call these leaders to order.
Or is it not under this administration that we started hearing and getting records of police arrests,hearing of JTF bursting these criminals in their bases,just watch out you will soon hear of their arrests and the rescue of the expatriates.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by Zutchy: 7:27am On Oct 18, 2012
Not to worry,the JTF will get them back soon,but which one is pirates again,yesterday it was miltants,today it's pirates,tomorrow what will it be,this our Niger delta sef,ibecause of his their one oil.we are getting tired of all this una wahala.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by sammily(m): 7:32am On Oct 18, 2012
We are on top of the situation.

-Presidency.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by Standing5(m): 7:40am On Oct 18, 2012
Hmmm, Where was Tompolo and his company who where meant to guard.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by Standing5(m): 7:40am On Oct 18, 2012
Hmmm, Where was Tompolo and his boys who where meant to guard.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by dplordx(m): 7:47am On Oct 18, 2012
thieves and thugs protecting our oil! grin
Lol. I pray BRF runs in 2015 and kick this modafokaz as$ cheesy
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by EXCELLENCEAbia: 8:02am On Oct 18, 2012
the government is giving room to criminology so i'm not surprise but all i'm praying for is the victims safety.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by webmaster3: 8:28am On Oct 18, 2012
There are too many idle young minds and that's why things like this happen. Govt needs to focus more on JOB creation
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by ifyalways(f): 8:32am On Oct 18, 2012
Some boys gonna be joining the millionaires club soon.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by AjanleKoko: 9:19am On Oct 18, 2012
afroxyz:

If you work in the oil industry, then you would know that there is some credibility of what he said. The sound like bunkerers really

You dey mind am? undecided
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by nduchucks: 9:47am On Oct 18, 2012
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has statutory security roles on the nation’s territorial waters. A few short months ago, the federal government performed a Strategic Concessioning of the nation’s waterways to Global West Vessel Specialist Agency, GWVSA, owned by a "former" terrorist Tompolo, for a minimum of $103million.

One would think that Tompolo, The Navy, and NIMASA would have obtained enough intelligence to thwart this kind of piracy. If the vessel involved was into bunkering, why didn't Tompolo's security outfit and others, impound the vessel before the pirates got to them. Did the pirates have better intelligence than Tompolo, NIMASA, and the Navy

Let them continue to deceive themselves. SMH
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by agitator: 10:01am On Oct 18, 2012
dplordx: thieves and thugs protecting our oil! grin
Lol. I pray BRF runs in 2015 and kick this modafokaz as$ cheesy

The President of Lagos to come and kick modafokaz in their own country?

I thought Lagos is the best, what does he want with the Niger Delta?
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by SkyBlue1: 10:04am On Oct 18, 2012
Bayrlsa, Delta, Abia: Suthern states that have never seen any sort of progressive leadership or administration in this republic.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by agitator: 10:10am On Oct 18, 2012
ndu_chucks: Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has statutory security roles on the nation’s territorial waters. A few short months ago, the federal government performed a Strategic Concessioning of the nation’s waterways to Global West Vessel Specialist Agency, GWVSA, owned by a "former" terrorist Tompolo, for a minimum of $103million.

One would think that Tompolo, The Navy, and NIMASA would have obtained enough intelligence to thwart this kind of piracy. If the vessel involved was into bunkering, why didn't Tompolo's security outfit and others, impound the vessel before the pirates got to them. Did the pirates have better intelligence than Tompolo, NIMASA, and the Navy

Let them continue to deceive themselves. SMH


There has never been a clear cut leader in militancy struggle. It had always been pockets of criminals (under the guise of militants)operating in the Niger Delta. Most Niger Deltans knew this fake (illegal) amnesty will result to bigger problems in future.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by Dextra(f): 11:19am On Oct 18, 2012
Is it like captain Jack Sparrow? What do the Pirates look like?
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by codedguy1(m): 12:22pm On Oct 18, 2012
We are just deceiving ourselves in this contraption called Nigeria. Am sure that vessel is into bunkering, maybe given a free passage of way but got interrupted by these terrorist/miltants who saw an opportunity.criminals stealing from bunkerers, that's the way I sEe it. That's our common wealth being sHared.

How NIMASA and the Navy seem to be under an ex militant in security issues on our waters is best imagined.

Something is definitely wrong with us in this country.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by jpphilips(m): 11:44am On Oct 19, 2012
afroxyz:

If you work in the oil industry, then you would know that there is some credibility of what he said. The sound like bunkerers really


you are high on aphrodisiac

borbon is a logistics company that hire boats and vessels to companies in NIGERIA. It is a french company with surfers as their flagship fleet.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by jpphilips(m): 11:53am On Oct 19, 2012
well, that may make Borbon sit up to review their expatriate quota, deckhand (conductor), captain, beach master all na oyibo, yet our locals are jobless committing crime.
Re: Pirates Kidnap Seven Expatriates In Bayelsa by eledalo: 3:05pm On Oct 22, 2012
jp philips:


you are high on aphrodisiac

borbon is a logistics company that hire boats and vessels to companies in NIGERIA. It is a french company with surfers as their flagship fleet.

Bro don't worry, it was clear from the beginning of Ajanle's disgustingly prejudiced generalisation, he and the other guy have no clue about the industry, talkless of being in it as I saw they didn't even know that the company is Bourbon Interoil and not Bobon grin cheesy or whatever, and think that being Russian is being a bunkerer embarassed . They are simply ignorant and I blame the reporter for this. No need for argument.

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