Suspected Militants Attack Nigeria Air Force Helipad, kill Airman, Injure Six
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Nigerian airman has been killed in an attack on an air force helicopter landing facility in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.
The Nigerian Air Force said in a statement that a group of unknown gunmen attacked the guard post in Igbodene in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Sunday.
The statement provided little further detail on the assault, only saying personnel had succeeded in repelling the attacker.
Eyewitnesses said the gunmen carted away arms following the attack which they said left air force employees injured.
Analysts believe resurgence of militant attacks in the Niger Delta could affect oil production and the fortunes of the Nigeria’s struggling economy that just recently came out of recession.
[BBC]
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on May 14 2018. Filed under National, State.
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