The Guardian gathered that the pirates operated freely for about five hours on the high sea without restrictions.
It was learnt that the bandits carted away all the belongings of the travellers, took their boats and abandoned them at the mangrove.
The two persons killed were
Four pupils of Ugwube primary school of Ugwube, Oba, Idemili South local government area in Anambra state, have been reportedly crushed to death by a driver along Oba/Nnewi old road.
The deceased were said to be on their way home after school hours when the driver, alleged to have suffered a brake failure, rammed into them.
The Nation gathered that four of the pupils died on the spot while over 10 of them sustained various degrees of injuries.
An eye witness said the driver of the vehicle was coming from Onitsha axis on a high speed when he suddenly had …
A Nigerian soldier was killed and another compatriot was injured in two attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials said on Sunday.
Gunmen attacked the UN troops in Timbuktu in the north of the country, where several groups of militants are active, according to Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
The Nigerian peacekeepers attacked have not been identified.
A further three UN soldiers from Chad were injured in Tessalit in the northern Kidal region near the border with Algeria when their vehicle drove over an explosive device.
The UN chief, Antonio Guterres expressed his βheartfelt …
