It was gathered that one of the gunmen was also killed in a surprised attack on the Tunu Flow Station belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Letugbene, Ekeremor, Bayelsa State.
The hoodlums operating in four speedboats reportedly tried to invade the flow station on Sunday at about 6:00 a.m.
But the soldiers guarding the oil platform engaged them in a gun duel and succeeded in warding off the attack although three of them were killed and few others injured in the attack.
Though authorities of the JTF failed to comment on the attack, a security source confirmed that four persons including three military personnel were killed in the incident.
“The soldiers were deployed to guard the SPDC flow station in the area. They engaged the youths in a shootout while trying to stop an invasion of the flow station,” he said.
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