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Suspected Pirates Kill Three In Bayelsa

Armed men suspected to be pirates have attacked two passenger boats along the boundary of Port Harcourt and Nembe Community in Bayelsa State, shooting dead … Continue reading Suspected Pirates Kill Three In Bayelsa


Armed men suspected to be pirates have attacked two passenger boats along the boundary of Port Harcourt and Nembe Community in Bayelsa State, shooting dead three persons.

The Bayelsa Police Command, however only confirmed the killing of two persons in the attack and the theft of the sum of N1.5million from one other passenger.

It was  a  gathered that they struck at about noon on Sunday and attacked passengers traveling along the Port Harcourt-Nembe sea route, identified as Kilometre 46, a boundary community between Rivers and Bayelsa States.

Though the Identities of the victims are yet to be ascertained, ıt ıs alleged that the driver of the boat and other passengers sustained bullet wounds and are now receiving medical treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Yenagoa.

When contacted on phone, State Police Public Relations Officer, Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the incident, saying that the location was not within the jurisdiction of the Police command.

Akhigbe further stated that two passengers were killed in the attack.