Gunmen suspected to be pirates killed four soldiers and a policeman in an attack on Nembe waterways around 11:30pm on Friday, August 7.
Spokesman of the Bayelsa Police command, Asinim Butswat, disclosed to journalists that the Joint Task Force base at Nembe was attacked by the pirates.
Butswat said: “On August 7, 2015, at about 11:30p.m., four speedboats loaded with gunmen suspected to be sea pirates attacked the Joint Task Force (JTF) base, at Nembe Water Front, in Nembe LGA.
“They killed four soldiers and one policeman. The gunmen carted away two HP guns and other arms from the base. A combined team of the JTF, Marine Police and the Navy are combing the creeks to recover the arms and arrest the culprits.”
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