Per allafrica.com
Barely 24 hours after some gunmen attacked an oil facility in the Niger Delta, killing 1 and injuring several others, a second attack was recorded in yet another vessel in the oil-rich region yesterday morning in which nine Nigerian Navy personnel were killed and four civilians injured.
Spokesman of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF), Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, who confirmed the incident, said a vessel belonging to Addax Petroleum was attacked in the early hours of yesterday.
Spokesman of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF), Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, who confirmed the incident, said a vessel belonging to Addax Petroleum was attacked in the early hours of yesterday.
"Another supply vessel working for Addax Petroleum, the Seacor Macor, was attacked early this morning (yesterday) and nine navy personnel were killed and four civilians injured," he told AFP.
Yesterday's attack came a day after a member of the Nigerian Navy was killed and four other Nigerian seamen injured when gunmen travelling in two speed boats attacked an Addax vessel some 40 kilometres from the Nigerian coast.
It would be recalled that last month, Nigeria's most prominent militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), attacked an oil pipeline run by Dutch Shell in Delta State, killing 11 soldiers in the attack.
However, no group has so far claimed responsibility for the two attacks.
Yesterday's attack came a day after a member of the Nigerian Navy was killed and four other Nigerian seamen injured when gunmen travelling in two speed boats attacked an Addax vessel some 40 kilometres from the Nigerian coast.
It would be recalled that last month, Nigeria's most prominent militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), attacked an oil pipeline run by Dutch Shell in Delta State, killing 11 soldiers in the attack.
However, no group has so far claimed responsibility for the two attacks.
The international price of crude oil has been seriously affected as a result of series of attacks, according to Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) figures, resulting in cuts in daily production by about a quarter.
However, when contacted, spokesperson for the Nigerian navy, Capt. Henry Babalola, confirmed the second attack but insisted that only one personnel of Addax Petroleum was killed, while two others were injured.
A spokesman for Addax Petroleum Nigeria Ltd could not immediately confirm the attack as at the time of going to press.
However, when contacted, spokesperson for the Nigerian navy, Capt. Henry Babalola, confirmed the second attack but insisted that only one personnel of Addax Petroleum was killed, while two others were injured.
A spokesman for Addax Petroleum Nigeria Ltd could not immediately confirm the attack as at the time of going to press.
WHAT THE HELK!!! Why is this still going on? I can understand being from the the Niger Delta area that we are upset that the community has not benefited from all the oil production, but darn these militants are killing innocent people!!!! Stop, abeg stop!! And for those of us here STOP saying that this is the best way to handle the situation. IT IS NOT!!
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