Report just reaching us says pirates have stormed a Dutch vessel off the coast of Delta state, killing two sailors and kidnapping four foreigners. Two other navy sailors were wounded in the raid.
The Navy is already combing the area where the clandestine operation took place so as to rescue those captured and apprehend the pirates.
The nationalities of the abducted has not been ascertained as at the time of filing this report.
The ship that was attacked belongs to Sea Trucks Group, based in Rotterdam.
More details as they emerge
Update
A naval officer was also killed in the attack.
The foreigners are from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Iran.
The raid happened early in the morning, more than 30 nautical miles (56km) off the coast of Delta.