The Joint Military Task Force (JTF), on Sunday, killed six suspected Sea Pirates during a gun battle on the waterways at Agge Community, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
According to a statement issued by the Media Co-ordinator of the JTF, Lt.-Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the JTF encountered the pirates during routine patrol.
"At about 5p.m. on Saturday 23rd of June, troops of the JTF on patrol at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa encountered a gang of seven suspected sea pirates," the statement read.
"On sighting our troops, the sea pirates opened fire and the troops retaliated immediately, leading to the killing of six pirates, while another member of the gang managed to escape."
Nwachukwu said that the fleeing pirate sustained gunshot wounds, adding that a 200 horse-power speed boat, two single barrel guns and seven GSM telephones were recovered from the gang.
He added that other items recovered were two hard saws, three hard saw blades and four wraps of substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
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