Sea Pirates Ambush and Kill Three Agip Workers In Bayelsa

Suspected sea pirates have ambushed and killed three workers of Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Bayelsa State according to a reprt by the Punch.

The incident occurred at a work station in the creeks of Nembe around Obama flow station operated by ENI Oil, a parent company of Agip.

A top security source told the Punch that the victims were two engineers and a driver.

The source said the three workers were ambushed and killed along the creeks while carrying out repair work on Agip pipelines that were destroyed some weeks ago.

He said, “The sea pirates, who operate in the area, ambushed the oil workers in an area notorious for gunmen operating freely.”
When contacted, the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Desmond Agu, confirmed the attack.

He also revealed that the security operatives who combed the area had recovered two dead bodies and their corpses taken to Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Agu said, “The search team made up of civil defence, Navy, Army, gunboat crew and others left Obama station at 0915 hours on Thursday in search of the bodies of the killed Agip personnel.

“At about 1100 hours, the dead bodies of the two were discovered in Oguama River close to Oguama community in Bayelsa. They were taken to Ogbia jetty for onward movement to Port Harcourt.”