Nigeria: Clashes during rescue of fuel vessel

The Nigerian Army Headquarters in Abuja confirmed the exchange of gunfire between its men and the militants in the Okerenkoko area, Delta State. It said that three of its soldiers were wounded in the offensive. The Director of Army Public Relations, Col Mohammed Yussuf, said that the exchange occurred when the militants attacked and tried to hijack two tankers going to berth in Warri, Delta State