Policeman , two militants killed in Bayelsa

Gunmen suspected to be militants have
attacked a patrol van of the Bayelsa
State special police squad , codenamed ,
Operation Doo -Akpo , killing a
policeman.
It was also gathered that two of the
militants lost their lives in a gun duel
that followed the attack.
Also in a separate incident , gunmen
operating on a speedboat have
kidnapped four employees of the
Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC ).
The two incidents were said to have
occurred on Monday in Nembe and
Southern Ijaw local government areas of
Bayelsa State.
The attack that led to the death of the
policeman was said to have happened
at about 5pm in Opiama , Nembe local
government area of the state .
The slain policeman, a sergeant, who
was identified as Mathew Simon, was
said to have been hit by the assailants’
bullets .
The Nation gathered that the patrol van
was drafted to guard workers
constructing the Ogbia -Nembe road.
Though the missions of the gunmen
were not clear , a security source hinted
that they must have arrived the area to
abduct some of the workers.
He recalled that some of the workers
constructing the road were kidnapped in
a similar way last year .

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