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| Released image of the abducted passengers |
ABUJA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One gunman was shot dead and a military personnel injured following an early morning attack on a military checkpoint in Ogboinbiri Community in Nigeria at a wellhead owned by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Seibou oil field in the Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State.
It gathered that the gun battle which lasted three hours led to the killing of one of the suspected militants.
The deceased is identified as from Ukparatubo Community in Southern Ijaw.
Sources within the community said that the gunmen stormed the military checkpoint in three boats and shot at the soldiers at about 6am on Sunday. The soldiers who were on duty and providing security at SPDC engaged the armed men in a gun battle.
According to the source, “the soldiers shot dead one of the boys but one of the soldiers was wounded. The soldier is identified as Job and his rifle was taken away.”
Military sources, however, confirmed the development, insisting that efforts were ongoing to recover the stolen military rifle and arrest the culprits.
MEANWHILE, terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train about a month ago have released another picture showing some of their victims.
The gunmen had on March 28 ambushed the train heading for Kaduna from the nation’s capital city after bombing its rail track.
At least eight passengers were killed in the incident, while 168 others were kidnapped or declared missing.
Few days after the incident, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan, was released alongside others.
Hassan, who was seen in a video released by the bandits, said he was freed on compassionate grounds.
However, sources said that a ransom of N100million was paid before he was released. — NNN-AGENCIES
