Following a gun battle, a sea pirate responsible for the deaths of 4 Nigerian Navy personnel and the abduction of 3 foreigners in Agge, Bayelsa state, has been apprehended by special troops of the Nigerian Navy on Tuesday, January 7.
The exchange of fire occurred after the Nigerian Navy Forward Operations Base (FOB) Igbokoda received intelligence at approximately 11pm about an approaching speed boat suspected of carrying kidnappers and their victims.
The intelligence came following days of vigilance in an attempt to capture the culprits responsible for the deaths of 4 naval personnel stationed at NNS Delta, an operations base in Warri, Delta State.
Upon encountering the Special Forces on gunboats at the sea entrance, the suspects initiated a firefight. The naval personnel tactically maneuvered the situation, choosing not to launch a counter-attack to avoid harm to the kidnapped victims.
The sea pirates made landfall at a nearby creek and fled into the wilderness, prompting a counter-attack by the special troops, eventually supported by naval personnel from Idi-Ogba and Abereke outpost, as well as local youths assisting in the search of the entire community.
Three foreign nationals (two Russians and one Indian) were rescued and taken to the naval base following a three-hour firefight with the sea pirates. One of the suspects, identified as Martins Egenuvhe from Olopa Community in Bayelsa state, was also apprehended along with a rifle.