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Suspected Pirates Attack Military Basin in Niger Delta

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

A mixed military and police Joint Task Force (JTF) base was attacked by suspected pirates in Nigeria over the weekend. The pirates, traveling by speedboat, killed four soldiers and a policeman.

The base was located at Nembe in Bayelsa state in the Niger Delta.

“Four speedboats loaded with unknown gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, attacked the JTF base at Nembe waterfront… killing four soldiers and one policeman,” said police spokesman Asinim Butswat. The suspected pirates took weapons from the base, he said.


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