No fewer than six persons have been reportedly killed by the Niger Delta militants who attacked a boat belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the Warri area of Delta state.
The army in a statement on Thursday said four civilians, two soldiers were killed, “During the deliberate attack two soldiers were killed, one wounded, one soldier missing while four civilian staff attached to the house boat were shot dead,” the army said.
The attack took place on Wednesday in the Warri area, where militants have staged a series of attacks on oil pipelines in recent weeks. However, it was not clear whether the attack was carried out by Niger Delta Avengers.
