Sea Pirates Kills A Naval Officer In Bayelsa

Some suspected sea pirates on Saturday kill a naval officer in Bayelsa State.The sea pirates suspected to be armed robbers opened fire and  killed one naval officer in Akassa, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It was learnt that the gunmen, numbering about three, opened fire on a Navy crew on a routine checkpoint in the Akassa area of the state.
The source said the gunmen opened fire on the officers while the officers were checking other passenger boats. It was gathered that the gunmen zoomed off into the creeks after killing the naval officer. The remains of the unnamed naval officer, who is said to be working at the Forward Operating Base, Formoso, had been recovered and deposited at an unnamed morgue in Brass.
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