A bloody exchange of gunfire
between some operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
and suspected Niger Delta militants has led to the death of three
members of the gang and left two officials of the Corps injured.
During the incident which took
place along Snake Creeks in Nembe, Bayelsa State, many of the suspected
hoodlums, who reportedly attacked the armed NSCDC personnel were said
to have fled with gunshot injuries.
Security operatives have
recently become the targets of militants and sea pirates in the Niger
Delta region, leading to the death of at least 10 soldiers and naval
officers in the last one month.
Confirming the latest attack,
Mr Desmond Agu, Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, noted that his men
were on patrol when they came under fire from the suspected criminals.
‘’ NSCDC personnel while on
patrol along Snake Creek within Nembe Creeks came under heavy attack
from the criminals operating along that axis. After the ensuing gun
battle, three of the assailants were killed while the rest escaped with
gunshot injuries.
‘’ Two NSCDC personnel
sustained minor gunshot injuries but have been treated and discharged
from the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa’’, Agu said yesterday.
On the security threats posed
by the recent upsurge in the activities of the militants and fears that
oil production in the region might end if the attacks continue, Agu
stated that the NSCDC and the other security agencies were working
seriously to ensure that threats are minimised.
‘’The militants cannot take
over the creeks because that’s not possible. The nation belongs to all
of us. We are talking about protecting Nigeria’s critical assets. We
will make sure that in collaboration with the other agencies, the
pipelines and other assets are protected.
‘’We are ensuring that this
thing is minimised so that Nigeria will breathe. Nigeria depends largely
on oil. On the destruction of pipelines, we are at red alert’’, he
added.
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