News reports gathered that the boat was travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt at about 10 am when the incident occurred.

The state Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Rivers Commercial District, Israel Pepple, who confirmed the incident, said the abducted boat passengers were travelling from Bonny Island to Port Harcourt when the suspected pirates swooped on them.

He said the incident had been reported to the police, even as he called on the government and relevant security agencies to beef up security in the waterways to prevent attacks on the sea.

Reports say that the latest incident came less than a week when People led the maritime union members on a protest at the Government House, Port Harcourt on the upsurge of pirate attacks on the waterways.

 The state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, also confirmed the incident, saying an investigation was ongoing.

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