Pirates rob, kidnap passengers travelling to Akwa Ibom (Video)
Passengers travelling to Oron, Akwa Ibom state, from Calabar, Cross River State, were attacked by pirates just a few minutes after they left the Jetty in Calabar.
In a video clip shared on various social media, one of the female passengers raised the alarm while calling on security agencies to come to their rescue.
The lady cried passionately for help, as some of the male passengers and the boat driver were kidnapped, leaving others in the middle of nowhere.
“Please if you guys are seeing this video on my status, we need help, just raise an alarm, I am going for a wedding in Akwa Ibom when we were robbed, the gunmen came and took the men and the driver.
“We are just here with a Reverend Sister as well as other ladies, please we need help, we are across the sea, please, we don’t know this place we are at the first branch from the pickup point”, the victim said.
According to a post by a Twitter user, the Police Public Relations Relations Officer, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident and the stranded and kidnapped passengers has been rescued, although the number of people was not confirmed.
The police officer said that there was a swift reaction from both the Nigerian Navy and Marine Police who gave the pirates a hot chase, forcing them to abandon their victims.
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