Later the army announced that the gunmen attacked a vessel operated by the local unit of Italian energy group Eni close to Sambreiro early on Sunday, killing one crew member and abducting another for ransom.
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Unidentified gunmen hijacked an oil vessel in Nigeria
A private security contractor in oil-producing Niger Delta reported the details
The contractor said the vessel, HD Blue Ocean, was attacked at the entrance of the Sambreiro River in the delta, a vast network of mangrove creeks which is home to Africa's biggest oil industry.
Nigerian military officials were not immediately able to confirm the attack. The nationalities of the foreigners on board were not immediately known.
Later the army announced that the gunmen attacked a vessel operated by the local unit of Italian energy group Eni close to Sambreiro early on Sunday, killing one crew member and abducting another for ransom.
The attack came barely three weeks after gunmen hijacked a supply vessel belonging to oil services company West Africa Offshore with eight Nigerian crew members as it returned from the Agbami offshore field operated by Chevron.
Later the army announced that the gunmen attacked a vessel operated by the local unit of Italian energy group Eni close to Sambreiro early on Sunday, killing one crew member and abducting another for ransom.
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