Gunmen kill soldier, kidnap two foreigners in Bayelsa

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, Tuesday, killed a soldier and abducted two expatriates along Ogbia – Nembe Road, Bayelsa State.

The soldier was killed in a fire exchange between security operatives attached to the expatriates and the gunmen.

The security men were said to have tried to foil the abduction but were overpowered by the heavily armed gunmen.

The incident, which occurred at about 8am, caused pandemonium on the road, The Nation reports.

An eyewitness said the expatriates and the security operatives ran into an ambush laid by the kidnappers.

“The security operatives were attached as security details to the expatriates working with Setraco Construction Company. They came under heavy fire from the bushes. It was an ambush but they did not notice,” he said.

A driver who identified himself simply as Monday, said: “it was a movie scene. The soldiers were shooting and the armed men were shooting. We later saw signs of blood everywhere when the soldiers removed the blood soaked colleague and some expatriates.”

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Asinim Butswat, could not be reached for comment.

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