Gunmen Kill Two Foreign Oil Workers In Nembe

Unknown Gunmen

Unknown gunmen opened fire on a boat transporting Eni SpA workers in the oil-rich Niger River delta, killing at least two people, the company said.

In an statement by the company on Saturday, The team was attacked on June 29 “on the way to a well location for routine operations in the Nembe area, Three members of the team managed to escape.”

The bodies of the two that were missing were found two days later, the oil producer said. Security agencies are investigating the incident, according to the company.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, said Desmond Agu, the local commandant of the Civil Defence Force, whose agency had been part of the search party that recovered the bodies.