Gunmen have killed a policeman and an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Bayelsa State.
The assailants, suspected to be sea pirates, attacked a team of security officials on Friday on Ekebiri Waterways in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The attack came three weeks after suspected Niger Delta militants ambushed a houseboat operated by the Joint Task Force and killed a soldier and a civilian crew member.
Confirming the latest attack, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Asinim Butswat, said a Tugboat, towing a barge with a combined team of policemen from the Nigerian Inland waterways, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, and civilians onboard was attacked by suspected sea pirates at about 6.45pm on Friday.
He said that a reinforced team arrived shortly and rescued a policeman, three NSCDC personnel and four civilians while another policeman is still missing.
“A policeman, one NSCDC personnel and a civilian were shot dead by the sea pirates (while) one policeman is still missing,” he added.
The Command’s spokesman said the corpses have been deposited at the mortuary of the Federal Medical Centre for autopsy while a search party has been deployed to recover the missing policeman.
He said all security operatives in Southern Ijaw LGA have been alerted and efforts were ongoing to arrest the culprits.
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