The Nigerian Navy has rescued 22 passengers after the hijacking of a wooden passenger boat along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka waterway.
This is contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information, Abiodun Folorunsho, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
According to Folorunsho, a Navy captain, the operation was carried out by personnel from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, in cooperation with Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) Sector four and the Marine Police.
He said the operation was carried out following the attack on a passenger boat travelling from Henshaw Town Beach in Calabar to Utan Uyata, Ibaka, on 11 August.
The boat was reportedly intercepted by armed sea robbers shortly after passing Enwang Community, resulting in the hijacking of the vessel and the abduction of its passengers.
