Nigerian troops kills 6 sea pirates in oil rich state

Bayelsa State Nigeria (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

YENAGOA, Nigeria, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian troops in oil rich Bayelsa State on Sunday said they killed six suspected Sea Pirates during a gun battle on waterways.

Spokesperson for the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) Lt. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu told reporters in Yenagoa, the state capital that the JTF encountered the pirates during routine patrol.

"On sighting our troops, the sea pirates opened fire and the troops retaliated immediately leading to the killing of six pirates, while another member of the gang managed to escape," he added.

Nwachukwu said the fleeing pirate sustained gunshot wounds, adding that a 200 horse-powered speed boat, two single barrel guns and seven telephones were recovered from the gang.

He added that other items recovered from them were two hard saws, three hard saw blade and four wraps of substance suspected to be India hemp.


from XINHUA
2012-06-25 06:08:04

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