Two soldiers attached to
the Joint Military Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, died
in a gun duel with yet to be identified gunmen on Wednesday, an official has
confirmed.
The soldiers were part of
a team dispatched in response to a distress call on an attack by suspected pirates
operating in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Maj. Abubakar
Abdulahi, the Spokesman for JTF, confirmed.
Three members of the team
also sustained gunshot injuries and are currently receiving medical attention,
Abdulahi said in a statemnt on Thursday.
He described the incident
as sad but added that efforts were on to bring the perpetrators to book.
“Sadly, our troops
deployed at Creek 6 Houseboat in Cawthorne Channel while responding to a
distress call of sea robbers attack around Ijawkiri general area engaged
heavily armed sea robbers.
“Unfortunately, two
gallant soldiers exhibited highest point of patriotism by paying the supreme
price while three others sustained gunshot injuries.
“Effort is on-going by
the JTF to track and apprehend the criminals,” Abubakar said.
He also said that troops
of Joint Operation DELTA SAFE on patrol around Iyalama Adama axis of Rivers on
Wednesday discovered and destroyed 13 illegal refineries.
He said that no arrest
was made as the operators fled before the troops got to the site.
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