Saturday 23, troops of the JTF on patrol at Agge in Ekeremor
Local Government Area of Bayelsa State encountered a gang of seven suspected
sea pirates. On sighting the troops, the sea pirates opened fire and the troops
retaliated immediately leading to the killing of six pirates one of the
pirates, however, escaped with gunshot wounds.
The gang had been placed on a wanted list because of their
being fingered in numerous robberies and killings in the area.
Items recovered include 200 horse powered speed boat, two
single barrel guns, seven mobile phones, two hard saws and three hard saw
blade. Also recovered were four wraps of substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
In a statement the media coordinator of the JTF, Lt Col
Onyema Nwachukwu, assured the Niger Delta people that the JTF would not
abdicate its responsibility to protect lives and property in the region.
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