Navy officials in gun battle with sea robbers; destroys oil theft vessel in Bayelsa

Criminals involved in oil theft, Sea Piracy, and other nefarious maritime activities on Nigeria’s waterways have been warned to desist or face the wroth of the law.

This was made known by the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH, Commodore Olushina Ojebode in his maiden press briefing over the weekend as he oversaw the deactivation and destruction of two wooden boats used to convey illegal crude as well as for sea robbery and illegal bunkering activities in Bayelsa State.

The achievements of the past few months have been enormous as the commander recounts some major fits recorded with the collaboration of the Joint task force “ Operation Delta Safe” in recent operations”.

Also recovered by Naval operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS SOROH) were two AK-47 rifles, six AK-47 magazines and 133 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition from sea robbers in Bayelsa State.

Ojebode stated that the personnel of NNS SOROH, during a water patrol at Gbaram community of Agbadam-Foropa, encountered six armed men in a speedboat who attempted to attack the troops.

According to him, the troops overpowered the armed men with superior firepower in the fight that ensued which made the sea robbers to flee.

“The items recovered from the armed men include arms and ammunition, two AK-47 rifles, six AK-47 magazines, 133 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and one small Techno phone, among others.

The commander vowed that with the successful operations at Tebidaba, Furopa and Ezetu, combing the Bayelsa maritime environment for oil thieves and operators of illegal bunkering and sundry crimes was non-negotiable.