November 04, (THEWILL) – Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are feared dead following an ambush by gunmen suspected to be sea pirates in Rivers State.
A resident of the community told newsmen on Saturday, that the officers were shot dead on Bakana River, Bakana community in Degema Local Government Area of the State by sea pirates.
“Two of the victims who are Muslims have already been buried according to Islamic rites,” the source added.
Spokesman of NSCDC in Rivers, DSC Olufemi Ayodele, said the Command would issue a statement as more facts unfold.
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