The Nigerian Joint Task Force stormed the hideout of a militant gang operating on the waters of oil-producing Cross River State and rescued 27 abducted oil workers, who had earlier been kidnapped by the gang.
A Spokesperson for the Nigerian navy (lt. Commander Ajibola Olabisi) said:
“It was a joint military operation involving the navy and the army. Twenty-seven oil workers were rescued on Friday, while one is still missing."
He concluded that,
“The criminals fled as soon as our men stormed their hideout. Nobody was either killed or injured during the operation.”
According to him 28 workers of Sinopec, an oil-servicing company, had earlier been kidnapped on Thursday in Ikang near the state capital Calabar by an armed gang called the Lactop Marine Force.
The gang which had been terrorising residents of the area for a long time, were dislodged by the JTF.
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