TROOPS AVERT ATTACKS ON OIL PIPELINES AT GULOBOKRI AND EWELESO

Today, 29th May 2016 in the early hours
of morning, troops of 343 Artillery
Regiment of 2 Brigade, 82 Division of the
Nigerian Army, carried out patrol within
the general area of Gulobokri and
Eweleso, around Brass area in Bayelsa
State.
During the exercise, the patrol team had
an encounter with some armed militants
in 2 Speed boats with intents to blow up
Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC)
pipeline at Gulobokri.
The suspected vandals opened fire on the
patrol team. The troops responded with
overwhelming superior firepower and as
a result, the suspected criminals sped off
from the area with many of them
sustaining gunshot wounds. No casualty
on the patrol team.
Unfortunately, a personnel of Nigerian
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
attached to the team sustained gunshot
wound. He has since been evacuated and
he is in a stable condition.
In a related development, another patrol
team of the same unit of 82 Division
Nigerian Army, on patrol to Perigbene
House Boat (HB) also encountered 3
Speed boats suspected to be containing
militants about to attack another critical
infrastructure in the area. The troops
opened fire on them, killing most of them
and injuring others.
However, the casualty on militants cannot
be ascertained as it was raining heavily
and the raging storm could not allow
troops to go on pursuit of the escaping
criminals.
A mop up operation has been organized
for those militants that escaped with
gunshot wounds and injuries as they may
be receiving treatment in the
neighbouring communities.
With this development, troops would
continue to intensify patrol in the general
area to avert further vandalization or
attacks in the area.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Reltaions