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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