News; 12 soldiers and 7 chevron staff killed as NDA launches attack

The coordinated attacks on oil pipelines by the Niger Delta Avengers has taken a new turn early this morning as members of the militant group stormed a Military House Boat at Egwa 1 around 3.45am attacking the House Boat which is a floating Barrack that houses soldiers and Naval officers in the creek with some civilian staff of Chevron killing everyone onboard.

The militants killed every soldier onboard the House Boat including the civilian staff and took away all the arms and ammunitions. The OML 24, a reserve field owned by Nigeria Oil Development Company and a Shell flow station located in the area were all attacked by the militants.

Almost all the villagers in Egwa 1 and surrounding communities are leaving for Warri out of fear and panic. LeadersNG spoke with some members of Egwa 1 community who confirmed that 12 soldiers and 7 civilian staff of Chevron have been confirmed dead.

A security source that also spoke to us on the phone, said the attack occurred around 3:45 a.m. “I cannot give you all the details of the incident now but I can confirm to you that a military houseboat was attacked by suspected militants. “I cannot confirm the number of causalities to you right now as details of the incident is still trickling in, but am sure that later today, we would get details on the true position of things,” the source added.