Suspected sea pirates have killed three workers of an international oil company, Nigerian Agip Oil Company, in Bayelsa State.

The incident was said to have occurred on Wednesday at a work station in the creeks of Nembe around Obama flow station being operated by Eni Oil, a parent company of Agip.

A security source who preferred not to be named in print noted that the victims were two engineers and a driver.

He added that three workers were ambushed and killed along the creeks while carrying out repair work on Agip pipelines that were destroyed some weeks ago.

“The sea pirates, who operate in the area, carried out an ambush on the oil workers. The area is a notorious place where gunmen operate freely”, the source said.

When contacted, the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State Command, Mr. Desmond Agu, who confirmed the attack said it took place on June 29.

Agh disclosed that the search team of security operatives had recovered two dead bodies and their corpses had been taken to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by ambulance.

His words: “The search team, made up of civil defence, Navy, Army, gunboat crew and others left Obama station at 0915 hours on Thursday in search of the bodies of killed Agip personnel.

“At about 1100 hours, the dead bodies of two killed personnel were discovered in Oguama River close to Oguama community in Bayelsa. They were taken to Ogbia jetty for onward movement to Port Harcourt.” (LEADERSHIP)