Gunmen suspected to be pirates on Monday kidnapped about 10 passengers along the Bonny waterways in Rivers State.
The boat was said to be travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt at about 10am when it came under attack by the sea robbers.
Rivers Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Rivers Commercial District, Israel Pepple, confirmed the incident in Port Harcourt.
Pepple said the abducted boat passengers were travelling from Bonny Island to Port Harcourt when the suspected pirates abducted them.
He said the incident had been reported to the police and called on the government and relevant security agencies to beef up security along waterways to prevent incessant attacks on the sea.
People said: “As I speak to you right now, ten persons have been kidnapped while travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt. And the others are still afloat in the River waiting for rescue.
“I said let me just draw the attention of the Rivers State Governor, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and the Commissioner of Police that we visited last week that this is what has happened this morning again . “
The incident occured few days after the maritime union members staged a protest to the Government House over incessant attacks on the waterways.
When contacted, Rivers police spokesman SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying a investigation was ongoing to rescue the captives.
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