An oil worker at the Kolo Creek Oilfields operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been killed by unidentified gunmen.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the sound of the gunshots fired by the gunmen alerted armed security team stationed to guard the oil installation.
It was gathered that the remains of the victim of the attack, identified as Mr. Austin Igwe, was evacuated by policemen from Ogbia Division and troops of Operation Pulo Shield, the Joint Military outfit deployed to the field.
Igwe, according to sources at the Kolo Creek Oil field, was an unarmed security guard on duty when the gunmen arrived. His relatives who hail from Emehal 2 community in Ogbia Local Government Area, wailed uncontrollably at the crime scene.
“We heard that unidentified gunmen had attacked Shell facility and that our brother who was on duty fell to their bullets, we got here and found out that it was true.
“The pain is too much to bear, this is tragedy for us, please I am short of words,” a relative said amidst tears.
Reacting to the development, Spokesman for Operation Pulo Shield, Lt.-Col Isa Ado, told newsmen that he was on official assignment and promised to make public details of the report soonest.