Military Authorities yesterday confirmed the killing of two soldiers and serious injuries to other personel during a gun battle with suspected sea pirates along the bother town between Bayelsa and Rivers State known as Ijawkiri.
The attack on the Military is coming barely 72 hours after the Tuesday attack on a Police check point and a patrol team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) along the Kolo Creek area of Bayelsa State.
The suspected armed bandits killed one NSCDC operatives and cart away some riffles belonging to the men of the Police force in the twin attacks.
The Nigerian Military through the Joint Secirity Task Force code named Operation Delta Safe, confirmed that the gun duel with sea pirates occured during a deployment of troops at Creek 6 Houseboat in Cawthorne Channel while responding to a distress call of sea robbers attack around Ijawkiri general.
Major Abubarkar Abdulahi, the Co-ordinator of theJoint Media Campaign Centre of the ODS, in a statement yesterday confirmed that troops deployed at Creek 6 Houseboat in Cawthorne Channel while responding to a distress call of sea robbers attack around Ijawkiri general area engaged heavily armed sea robbers.
According to him, “Unfortunately, 2 gallant soldiers exhibited highest point of patriotism by paying the supreme price while 3 others sustained gunshot injuries. Effort is ongoing by the JTF to track and apprehend the criminals.”
Abdulahi however stated that in continuation of its drive to accomplish its mandate, troops of Joint Operation DELTA SAFE on patrol around Iyalama Adama axis of Rivers State, yesterday discovered and destroyed 13 illegal refineries. However, no arrest was made.
Security formations in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers state have been put on red alert following the noticeable attacks on security patrol teams.
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