On Monday morning, in Nembe, Baylesa State, an attack by persons suspected to be militants left three members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) dead.
The officers of the JTF named Operation Delta Safe were allegedly killed at their post by the Nembe waterway checkpoint.
According to reports, the militants who were in a gun boat were dressed in white, disguised as part of a group returning from a burial ceremony
The militants fired shots at the JTF officers and stole two gunboats belonging to the officers.
