| Description |
Armed gunmen attacked a boat conveying three Dutch nationals and Nigerian journalists attached to an international non-governmental organisation known as Hope For Niger Delta Campaign. The attackers were not identified. The incident occurred at 5pm on the Dodo River along the Letugbene axis of the Ekeremor council as they were returning to Warri in Delta State from Amatu on the Atlantic fringe after they were conducted round a hospital. The reason for the attack is not known. Several days later the captors released their Nigerian prisoners, while keeping the Dutch, who were themselves later released. It is believed the Dutch are oil employees. |
