No fewer than five persons, including two women, were on Tuesday
kidnapped on the Bonny coastal waters by suspected pirates in
Rivers State.
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This came barely two weeks after five members of the Maritime
Workers Union of Nigeria, who were travelling in a passenger boat
to Port Harcourt were abducted along the Kula-Abonnema
waterway.
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The maritime workers were released about four days later.
It was gathered that the latest incident took place near the
Federal Ocean Terminal in Onne area of the state.
The five persons were reportedly abducted in a 10-seater
capacity passenger speed boat between 7.30 and 8am on Tuesday.
A source said, “The incident has been reported to the Marine
Police; five of the passengers were abducted while the other
passengers were allowed to continue the journey to Port
Harcourt.”
When contacted, the state Police Public Relation Officer, SP
Nnmadi Omoni, said he would get back to our correspondent.
Omoni had yet to do so as at the time of filing this report.
No fewer than five persons, including two women, were on Tuesday
kidnapped on the Bonny coastal waters by suspected pirates in
Rivers State.
This came barely two weeks after five members of the Maritime
Workers Union of Nigeria, who were travelling in a passenger boat
to Port Harcourt were abducted along the Kula-Abonnema
waterway.
The maritime workers were released about four days later.
It was gathered that the latest incident took place near the
Federal Ocean Terminal in Onne area of the state.
The five persons were reportedly abducted in a 10-seater
capacity passenger speed boat between 7.30 and 8am on Tuesday.
A source said, “The incident has been reported to the Marine
Police; five of the passengers were abducted while the other
passengers were allowed to continue the journey to Port
Harcourt.”
When contacted, the state Police Public Relation Officer, SP
Nnmadi Omoni, said he would get back to our correspondent.
Omoni had yet to do so as at the time of filing this report.