Russia on Wednesday claimed gunmen operating in Niger Delta have abducted seven sailors from the country and a Ukrainian.
Russian Embassy claimed that BBC Caribbean ship was attacked by pirates within the Nigerian territorial waters.
The embassy was quoted as saying “the BBC Caribbean Ship came under a pirate attack in the territorial waters of Nigeria. Seven Russian citizens and one Ukrainian citizen have been kidnapped from the ship.
“The Russian Embassy has asked the Nigerian authorities for assistance in establishing the whereabouts of the abducted foreigners.
It was learnt that the vessel, described as a general cargo ship, was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea, 45 nautical miles, south-west Brass.
Specifically, the incident was said to have occurred close to the Pennington River where the pirates on a speedboat approached the ship and opened fire on her.
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