Some suspected gun men believed to be Niger Delta militants attacked 343 artillery Regiment, a detachment of OPERATION DELTA SAFE deployed to Nembe Jetty in Bayelsa State.

Lieutenant Commander A. Ahmed, Acting Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre, OPERATION DELTA SAFE made this known today in a press release made available to CEOAFRICA.

According to Lieutenant Ahmed, The Commander of the Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie, has consequently deployed reinforcement team to apprehend the perpetrators of the heinous crime.

he further warned that henceforth, OPERATION DELTA SAFE will go on offensive to fish out all criminals in the region.

Lieutenant Ahmed explained that, " the attack by the militants is as a result of the on-going operations of the Joint Task Force 'ÖPERATION DELTA SAFE,'aimed at flushing out all forms of criminality especially pipeline vandalism and destruction of illegal refineries within the region."

Meanwhile, the Command has assured members of the law abiding public, particularly the  Nembe Community that "OPERATION DELTA SAFE  is mandated to ensure conducive and safe waterways for legitimate businesses in the Joint Operation areas."