The gunmen reportedly shot dead two workers of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company and a personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The driver of their boat, who is an indigene of Okoroma community is still declared missing by the locals.
In the ambush that occurred at Ogbokiri-Akassa in Brass Local Government area, six workers who were busy with maintenance job close to their platform were abducted and taken away.
The Agip oil workers and their security personnel were attacked at about 6a.m on Sunday while working close to a Manifold in Bayelsa.
The spokesman of the NSCDC, Bayelsa command, Ogbere Solomon, who confirmed the incident, said only one personnel of the command died in the ambush, while two others who were missing have been found and are currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa, the State capital.
The Youth President of the Okoroma Clan, Comrade Tarinyu Joseph, also confirmed the incident to newsmen on phone and said the indigenes of the community have mobilized and recovered the corpses of those killed and have taken those injured to the Hospital.
He also confirmed that the boat driver, who he identified as his brother, is still missing.
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