Armed pirates attacked the Nigerian Marine Police Armoury in Calabar, Cross River State, early Monday, seizing a large cache of weapons, police and sources said.

The attackers struck at the marine base located along Marina road, Calabar, and took away two gun boats and other weapons.

The hoodlums operated unchallenged for nearly two hours, killing at least one police officer and a private security man, officials who did not want to be quoted told PREMIUM TIMES.

One witness said two officers were killed.
A private security personnel with a popular church within the area, who simply identified himself as Ofonmbuk, said his colleague was killed by the invaders.

“I survived by the grace of God,” he said, “I had to sleep under the gutter when I saw my colleague hit by a bullet. The pirates used a superior fire power that the police could not stand them.”
The operation caused panic among residents within the riverine area.

It took the intervention of the Nigerian Navy before the pirates could be dislodged, witnesses said.
The pirates, according to a source, “came through the Calabar River in two speed boats, while some came with a bus and strategically positioned themselves along the routes leading to the armoury. It was until the Navy came and engaged them; that was when the pirates ran away.”

The police spokesman for Cross River State, Hogan Bassey, confirmed the incident, but denied that two personnel were killed.

“Yes I can confirm there was an attack early this morning and a police man was killed,” he told PREMIUM TIMES. “We are investigating the matter and hope to get to the root of it, we will make sure they are arrested and made to face the law.”
Security was stepped up in the area when our correspondent visited.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185107-pirates-raid-nigeria-police-armoury-seize-weapons.html

i dont see any photos,

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all of you blaming GMB , Why not Blame the clueless otueke bloke first ?

He left Nigeria in a rotten situation and you want the GMB whom you hate so much to rectify it within a short while,

Rome was not built in a day !

Nigeria is still a work in progress

.as regards to the topic,

Militants are regrouping !

im not tribalistic But im proud to Be a

YORUBA BOY !

may the spirit of oduduwa bless all the yoruba people on Nairaland !

amin lase Eledumare !

Hope not that they are planning to form their own boko haram group.


No weapon fashion against Nigerians shall be prosper.

wahala dey ooo

helinues:
Hope not that they are planning to form their own boko haram group.


No weapon fashion against Nigerians shall be prosper.

Get ready to restart your cocoa plantation economy

vickerz:
i dont see any photos,

Photos?

BackDatAssUp:



Get ready to restart your cocoa plantation economy

BackDatAssUp:



Get ready to restart your cocoa plantation economy

Okay.. You should also be ready as well or?

Where is the duara dullard? What's he doing about this?

Is he going to relocate the Navy Command and Control (if there is anything like that) to Calabar?

Ok

The Op above is irresponsible for insulting the President.

The comment below seem to explain the development well.

Militants regrouping

Lalasticlala na you sabi pass

PointB:
Where is the duara dullard? What's he doing about this?

Is he going to relocate the Navy Command and Control (if there is anything like that) to Calabar?

I as much as I try to aviod this kind of senseless comment.

I have to step in on this one.
The man you just called dullard,is old enough to be your grand father.
Which speaks volume of your upbringing has a person.
That being said,he will rule you for the next 4yrs with anoda 4yrs jara.
if you don't lyk it,cameroon is not far

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smh... the marine police division is just there for the designs. we need to hit the scratch of every security outfit in this naija.

SEE DEM, BUT IF NA HARMLESS CIVILIAN NOW THEM GO THEY FORM COMMANDO.

ladies check my signature

Police shame on you

.

Blame GMB

Hmmmm, Nigerian Navy well done

Lol....no wonder I saw jack sparrow around my house yesternight.

Pls is "Captain" Jack Sparrow among them?

H

Niger delta boko haram

NPF sef..!!!

Orishirishi nilu naija...

Only in Nigeria things you see in movies come to reality.

Wich way Nigeria?

PointB:
Where is the duara dullard? What's he doing about this?

Is he going to relocate the Navy Command and Control (if there is anything like that) to Calabar?

f00l

Bros get sense abg do u think south west only rely on cocoa have u forgotten that lagos has oil nd ondo state


Mumu

Awwww

dayo23:
f00l

Yes GMB is a f00L