No fewer than four soldiers attached to 5 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, who were on a routine escort duty for an oil company at Enweh West manifold, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, have been repeatedly killed by unknown gunmen.
According to Major Danjuma Jonah, the Deputy Director, 6 Division, Army Public Relations officer, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the soldiers were attacked by suspected militants at Emesu junction, along Amungboro-Emuphan road, adding that four soldiers were killed in action, with two other oil workers unaccounted for.
“The suspects allegedly escaped through the Emesu waterside using the Orashi River. Troops are currently combing the general area to fish out the perpetrators of this dastardly act. Additionally, efforts are ongoing to ensure that the unaccounted oil workers are found.
“The General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Nigerian Army/ Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation DELTA SAFE, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, while acknowledging the supreme sacrifice paid by the gallant soldiers, strongly condemned this unwarranted attack,” Danjuma stated in the statement.
He said that efforts were ongoing to track down the suspected criminals to pay for their crimes and called on public members to provide credible and actionable intelligence that could lead to the arrest of the suspects.
