Yenagoa - Suspected pirates killed four soldiers
and a policeman in an attack on a military base
in Nembe town in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta,
a police spokesperson said on Saturday.
"Four speedboats loaded with unknown
gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, attacked
the Joint Task Force (JTF) base at Nembe Water
front," spokesperson Asinim Butswat said of the
assault, which occurred on Friday.
"They killed four soldiers and one policeman.
The gunmen carted away two HP [high power]
guns and other arms from the base," he said.
The JTF was set up to fight rampant theft of
crude oil and piracy in southern Bayelsa state.
Efforts are underway to "recover the arms and
arrest the culprits", Butswat added.
Military authorities in the capital Abuja on
confirmed the attack by "suspected oil
bunkerers" [thieves], but were silent on the
death toll.
"The defence headquarters has confirmed the
incident that happened in our location at
Nembe Jetty, near Ogolomabiri Community in
Bayelsa State, where suspected oil bunkerers
attacked our location."
The incident is being investigated and the JTF
is making efforts to arrest the attackers, military
spokesperson Colonel Rabe Abubakar said.
"The military will deal decisively with anybody
or group involved in this and similar acts of
attacks or sabotage on the nation's economy,"
Abubakar stated.
Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region is notorious
for attacks by oil thieves and kidnapping of
mostly oil workers for ransom.
Last month, a local monarch, the King of
Tombia, was kidnapped by gunmen and is yet
to be freed.
AFP
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It is very sad that so many evils are going on in our country.. now if a gunman can attack the military, overpower them and kill them, what then will be the fate of ordinary bloody civilian? Its only God that saves and secures.

Have they started again?

megamank:
Have they started again?

this is why I never subscribe to "amnesty".

A thief/killer/kidnapper will remain what he is, no matter how much u pay him.

Na Jack Sparrow lead dem?