Army recovers soldiers' bodies

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Antigha, a Nigerian Army spokesperson, has said the bodies of the four soldiers declared missing last week have been recovered.
Speaking in a statement on Sunday, Antigha said that the soldiers, amongst whom was a Lieutenant-Colonel, were killed by pirates. He added that the gang leader, Shedrack Itokofuwei also died in the attack.
“The  attack was carried out by a gang of sea pirates led by Shedrack Itokofuwei, alias Mammy Water, who hails from Azagbene (in) Bayelsa State,” Lt Col Antigha said.
Itokofuwei and his gang left their base in a convoy of five speed boats and on their way, attacked the soldiers.  In an ensuing encounter with a navy patrol, three of the pirate boats were sunk while two others escaped.