A daring pirate attack occurred on April 4, 2025, on the Port Harcourt-Bille waterways in Rivers State.
A boat carrying six people was intercepted by pirates while sailing from Bille to Port Harcourt.
Five of the passengers were taken hostage, while an elderly woman was freed due to her ill health and age.
According to reports from the Advocacy Centre, the boat was traveling to Port Harcourt when the pirates struck.
The elderly woman, who was reportedly sick and seeking medical attention, pleaded with the pirates to be released, her plea was granted, and she was freed along with the boat driver.
The pirates then took the remaining five passengers hostage, evacuating them into their own boat and fled the scene.
All those onboard the boat, including the driver, are natives of Bille Kingdom.
Meanwhile, as of April 7, 2025, there has been no report on the freedom of the five hostages.
Pirates Attack Boat On Port Harcourt-Bille Waterways, Take Five Hostage is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
Source: The Whistler
