Four NSCDC officers feared killed in Rivers ambush

<p>Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are feared dead following an ambush by gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in Bakana community in Rivers.</p>, <p>A resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity told NAN in Port Harcourt on Saturday that the incident happened in the early hours of Friday.</p>, <p>The resident said the officers were shot dead on the Bakana River in Degema Local Government Area by sea pirates.</p>, <p>“Two of the victims who are Muslims have already been buried according to Islamic rites,” the eyewitness added.</p>, <p>Reacting, the spokesman of NSCDC in Rivers, DSC Olufemi Ayodele, who did not admit or deny the killing, said the command would issue a statement as more facts unfold.</p>