Five expatriates abroad an oil vessel operating along the Sangana waterways in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been abducted by sea-robbers, also operating as kidnappers.
The abducted crew members were identified as two Sri Lankans, two Russians and a Myanmar national.
The attack occurred in the notorious Brass area, where crude oil thieves, illegal oil bunkerers and kidnappers operate and pose serious security threat.
The JTF and the anti-kidnapping unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command were said to have deployed 20 gunboats to apprehend the suspected kidnappers.
Security sources said the deployment of troops and gunboats to both Southern Ijaw and Brass Local Government Areas was part of the security measures being undertaken by the Bayelsa State Government and security agencies to arrest the deteriorating security situation in the two local government areas due to activities of illegal oil bunkerers, sea-robbers and kidnappers.
SUN
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