Four soldiers killed, two South Korean citizens kidnapped This in an attack by gunmen in Nigeria’s southern oil-producing Rivers state on Tuesday, the African country’s military reported.
Armed Forces spokesman Major Jonah Danjuma said in a statement later in the day that gunmen ambushed the convoy of an oil services company at the Ahoada/Abua axis on the state’s East-West highway. by local media.
The two kidnapped foreigners were employees of Daewoo Engineering and Company, a South Korean company, and were accompanied by Nigerian soldiers on their way to work.
“Unfortunately, four soldiers dead conflict and two oil workers missingAlthough no one claimed responsibility for the ambush, Danjuma blamed the attack on “suspected militants” of armed groups in the region and said: “Troops are combing the area to catch the perpetrators of this cowardly act. Efforts are also being made to ensure that the missing oil workers are found,” the military spokesman added. Danjuma called on the public to provide “credible intelligence information” that “could lead to the arrest of these criminals.”
According to local media reports, two drivers lost their lives in the attack, but Danjuma did not mention the deaths in its statement. “During the attack, the attackers opened fire on the convoy” Four soldiers and two civilians killed the driver“They then kidnapped two Koreans,” a security source told The Nation newspaper.
Rivers State is located in the Niger River Delta, one of the main economic drivers of the country due to its crude oil deposits, which has given rise to paramilitary groups attacking oil installations to demand greater autonomy and investment from the Nigerian Government. area.