Sea pirates abduct 18 passengers alongside Rivers waterways

Suspected sea pirates have kidnapped 18 folks in separate assaults alongside the waterways of Rivers State.

In one of many incidents, a picket cargo boat heading to Bonny in Bonny Native Authorities Space was hijacked and diverted off track with 5 individuals on board on Tuesday.

In a separate assault, 13 passengers touring to Bille had been kidnapped at Isaka, in Okrika Native Authorities Space.

The passenger boat, powered by an outboard engine, was additionally seized in the course of the operation.

The boat concerned within the Bille assault was reportedly the identical vessel, piloted by the identical operator, that suffered an analogous assault on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, throughout which six passengers had been kidnapped.

A 3rd assault occurred off Vacationer Seashore in Port Harcourt, the place one other outboard engine-powered speedboat was snatched.

Fortuitously, there have been no passengers on board on the time.

The spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying, “The police are working onerous to rescue the victims unharmed.”