The riverine settlement of Olugbobiri in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, was yesterday, invaded by unknown gunmen, who attacked the country home of ex-militant leader, Mr. Africa Ukpariasa.
A section of Ukpariasa country home, it was learnt, was being used as a base by BAJERO, an outfit owned by ex-militant which was recently awarded surveillance job by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to secure pipelines in the mangrove swamp of central Niger Delta. Policemen were at the premises when the gunmen struck, which led to a fierce gunfight.
Four policemen and a gateman sustained serious injuries in the attack and are currently hospitalized.
Three of the injured policemen, said to be in critical condition have been transferred to Port Harcourt, while the fourth policeman and the gateman are on admission at an undisclosed hospital in Yenagoa.
The attack on the home of the ex-militant, which came few hours after the twin bomb blasts that rocked Bayelsa State capital on Friday, was launched at about 1.am according to a source in the riverine community.
Though the motive for the invasion could not be immediately ascertained but informed sources told Vanguard that the gunmen may have attacked the home of the ex-militant leader believing it was stashed with money.
Dynamites were said to have been used to rip apart the bullet proof doors by the invaders, who ransacked the entire building.
Sources within the community told NEWSMEN that the armed gunmen stormed the community in three double engine speed boats at about 1am, when the entire community had retired to bed.
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