The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports that
the military helicopters fired at a cargo boat conveying people and food stuff from Port Harcourt to Bonny.

It was widely reported on Friday that a military chopper opened fire on cargo boat conveying food stuff from Port Harcourt to Bonny.

Reacting to the allegation in a statement on Monday, the
Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr,
said the report was false.

Sawyerr said that the Air Component of the Joint Task Force
Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) received reports from ground
troops who were on clearance operations but encountered
resistance at the point of encounter.

According to him, on receiving the report a combat helicopter was dispatched to provide close air support mission along the Cawthorne Channel.

He said that the helicopter encountered an illegal oil bunkering boat popularly called “Cotonou Boat”.

“The boat which was being escorted by two speedboats was
suspected to be carrying illegally refined oil products in large
drums along the Channel in the direction of OPDS patrol
boats.

“On sighting the boat, warning shots were fired to dissuade the crew from hostile action.

“The crew fired back at the helicopter and the boat was
engaged accordingly.

The two speedboats detached from the convoy at high speed leaving the “Cotonou Boat” which was neutralised.

“The helicopter later went after the two speedboats but was
unable to track it, while the suspects are still at large and a
manhunt has been sent out to apprehend them,” he said.

The Defence spokesman said that the military had remained a professional institution that operates in line with best practices through the application of rule of engagement and code of conduct.

He added that the military was also positioned to protect the
populace rather than victimising them.

According to him, efforts by anyone to protect criminality by
disparaging the actions of the Military in preventing economic sabotage and other sundry crimes need to be condemned by all.

He urged the public to disregard the report and continue to
provide accurate information to troops that would help the
military safeguard lives, properties as well as government
assets in the South-South region.



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Ok..

At last, the truth is coming out. I thought they denied it earlier? The way it took them a long time to come up with this story, I suspect it's made up.

So what do you expect from the terrorists claiming to be our leaders

We just dey pray cos this con3 na Afghanistan twin sister

How could they tell which were bunkers and which were real people?

They were only trying to shoot at the fish in the water... Awon werey people

Speedboat attached to bunkering boat? That's new

You can be so desperate to fire at anything that moves just to stop "illegal bunkering" in the south, but you are totally incapable of firing a shot at fulani herdsmen emptying villages after villages for close to a decade now?
The same way you move from one Southern housing estate to the other, chasing suspected fraudsters while confiscating their properties, meanwhile right there at Abuja, thousands of Fulani boys are balling hard from looted funds , under your very nose , without anybody challenging them!
You guys are unbelievable.

So illegal bunkers are passengers sitting on a ferry?

I wonder when Buhari and his Fulani security agents will stop sucking and soaking blood of Nigerians in the sand?

Nonsense and defence headquarters

They will shoot and kill law abiding citizens and cook up lies to cover up.


Nigeria security institutions are the worst set of institution in the world

Wonders shall never end ...oil bunkers kill you people there .

Blakjewelry:
Speedboat attached to bunkering boat? That's new

not new

Criminals have infiltrated every nook of the country. They have journalists on speed dial who will write abhorrent rubbish to cover their criminality. They even have their social media ops to clean their image.