Gunmen In Military Uniform Kill Four NSCDC Operatives In Rivers

Gunmen on Monday killed four operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The NSCDC operatives were said to be manning oil installations belonging to Nigeria Agip Oil Company in Omoku when the gunmen, clad in military camouflage, stormed the place and opened fired on them.

The state NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Mr. Michael Oguntuase, said in a statement on Tuesday that the operatives engaged the gunmen in a gun battle on realising that the intruders were not military men.

Others, who were injured during the attack, were taken to a hospital for treatment, even as the command vowed not to stop its effort against pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering.