The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has
claimed responsibility for yesterday’s attack on a Nigerian marine
police checkpoint in Bayelsa state.
In a statement signed by Jomo Gbomo, MEND said the attack was carried out “by our fighters.”
It further stated that MEND is “in contact” with the abductors on
February 28 of Captain Pikus Viktor, chief engineer Melnikov Slava and
crew member Frederick Villamor taken off a Dutch registered reefer, "MV
Breeze Clipper", anchored off the coast of Port Harcourt.
It said those kidnappers had offered to hand the sailors to one of the MEND camps in Rivers State, and that the men are all in good health.
“We are considering this offer as these men were not captured from a
vessel related to the Nigerian oil industry,” the statement said. “The
master and chief engineer are Russian while the remaining crew member is
from the Philippines.”
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