Five employees of the oil company Sahara Energy Oil, a Nigerian energy firm, have been abducted in southern Niger Delta on Wednesday.
Andrew Aniamaka the Delta State police spokeperson said they were picked up near the Ajoki community.
“The police in partnership with the military are working to ensure that the victims are rescued unhurt with the perpetrators arrested and brought to book.
Local resident Ajugu Fidelis who witnessed the whole thing stated: “The oil workers were in a boat en route to an offshore location when the gunmen arrived.
“They stormed the waterside and ordered the workers into their boat amidst gunshots and sped off to an unknown location.”
This happened only hours after a rebel group knkown as Niger Delta Avengers issued a statement warning authorities it was ending 2017’s ceasefire treaty.