KIDNAPPING DANGER INCREASES IN RIVERS STATE, AS GUNMEN ABDUCT 5 OIL WORKERS
Afnews Editor
May 17, 2019
Five oil workers were on Tuesday kidnapped by gunmen within the Oil Mining Lease (OML)-55 operated by an indigenous oil company, Belemaoil Producing Limited in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers.
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Confirming the development, Rivers Police Command said all hands were on deck to ensure the unconditional release of the workers.
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The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said that gunboats had been deployed to trail the abductors, while assuring that the victims would be released unhurt.
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"Yes, I can confirm that five seismic workers were kidnapped two days ago. We have intensified efforts to ensure their release and gunboats have been deployed.
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"We are working with other sister agencies, especially the Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, to ensure they are released within record time,ÔÇØ the police said.
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The oil workers are personnel of Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL and BGP, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation.
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The workers were on the site of an ongoing seismic operations by Belemaoil when they abducted.
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