Gunmen kidnap passengers, boat driver in Rivers State

The whereabouts of eleven passengers and boat driver have become a source of concern to the Bonny Maritime Union Workers. Gunmen suspected to be pirates had hijacked a passenger boat conveying eleven travellers from the Bille Jetty in Port Harcourt to Bonny Island in Rivers State, on Tuesday.

Chairman of the Bonny Maritime Union Workers, Henry Jumbo confirmed the incident in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Jumbo said the boat left the Bille Jetty in Port Harcourt about 8am on Tuesday, adding that no word had been heard from any of the passengers that travelled in it, including the boat driver.