3 workers dead as sea pirates attack oil rig

3 workers of Nigerian Agip Oil Company were reportedly killed by sea pirates in Bayelsa State.

It was learnt that the incident occurred on Wednesday at a work station in the creeks of Nembe around Obama flow station operated by Eni Oil, a parent company of Agip.

An anonymous source said the victims consisted of two engineers and a driver.

The source also said that the workers were ambushed and killed along the creeks while carrying out repair works on Agip pipelines that were vandalized weeks ago.

He said, “The sea pirates, who operate in the area, carried out an ambush on the oil workers. 

The area is a notorious place where gunmen operate freely.”

When contacted, the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Desmond Agu, confirmed the attack, saying it took place on June 29.

He said already, the search team of security operatives had recovered two dead bodies and their corpses had been taken to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by ambulance.

Agu said, “The search team, made up of civil defence, Navy, Army, gunboat crew and others left Obama station at 9am on Thursday in search of the bodies of killed Agip personnel.

“At about 11am, the dead bodies of two killed personnel were discovered in Oguama River close to Oguama community in Bayelsa. They were taken to Ogbia jetty for onward movement to Port Harcourt.”

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