Unidentified gunmen have stormed the offices of Italian oil company Agip in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria.

At least nine people were killed in the assault. It is reported that seven of the dead were policemen and two were civilians working at the complex.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4644324.stm

Yahoo News

To me this are trained professionals like Military mans, and not robbers. this is a mercenary mission. I am sadden that Innocent policeman has to sacrifice their life for this animals

The identity of those who carried out the dastardly act at Agip is yet to be ascertained. But did you read that Yahoo News very well? Did you read something like this in that story?

''An e-mail to The Associated Press that claimed to be from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said Nigeria had not met the demand to release two of the region's leaders from jail.

"Be assured therefore that the hostages in return, will remain our guests," said the statement, whose authors' identity could not be verified. The kidnappers' demands and news about the oil workers, who are from the United States, Bulgaria, Britain and Honduras, have been sent from the same e-mail address.

The hostages "are in good health and have adapted fairly well to the conditions under which the people of the Niger Delta have been kept," the statement said.''

I bet you did not read it at all.  And Odeku, would you mind coming from Chicago to the Niger Delta? Y'know, just to have a feel of how pleasant it is to live in here. It's worth it. Just throw a few dollars around and you're here, pronto! Damn!

you guys are behind time, for over 6 months armed bandits have been attacking banks and oil companies which are located by the numerous waterways in port harcourt. the truth is that but for the oil installations, most nigerians don't know 'jack' about the water ways so the idea is simple - attack from the water and leave through it.

The number of companies attacked include WILBROS (near uniport) twice, 3 banks located at Onne once, Julius Berger Main Base on Eastern Bypass twice and now Agip. The only reason why the media is reporting it now is because they want to link those armed bandits with the same people who kidnapped those expatriates.

It may interest you to know that because of the disenchantment in the land; there are now a proliferation of armed bands who use their rugged terrain to carry out a lot of nefarious activities.

Only a massive development and provision of basic infrastructure and employment will reduce the intensity of this activities. My heart goes out to the innocent ill equiped corporals and sergeants who stand no chance in the face of superior fire power and tactics.

When you have so many guns in the country because of an election, and so many untrained people...

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It was just last week a group in the Niger Delta campaigning about Agip poor environmental operations in d region asking Fg to revoke their operation license. I smell a rat here

tartar9:
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size38:
It was just last week a group in the Niger Delta campaigning about Agip poor environmental operations in d region asking Fg to revoke their operation license. I smell a rat here

so many heads filled with empty buckets of gutter water on nairaland these days. this was 8 years ago

very unfortunate for those that die RIP. I blame bad government

mainheart:
very unfortunate for those that die RIP. I blame bad government

cant you see the date on the post?

size38:
It was just last week a group in the Niger Delta campaigning about Agip poor environmental operations in d region asking Fg to revoke their operation license. I smell a rat here

Mumu check the date.

ha, everyone needs oil money, Rip to the dead.

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Mariory:
Unidentified gunmen have stormed the offices of Italian oil company Agip in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria.

At least nine people were killed in the assault. It is reported that seven of the dead were policemen and two were civilians working at the complex.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4644324.stm

Yahoo News

When did this happen?

diluminati:


cant you see the date on the post?

my sister tanx u, I did not even look at de date