Gunmen Kill Policemen, Workers, at MTN Tower In Aba

A site report received by Saharareporters says that unknown gunmen today in Aba, Abia State, slaughtered a team of engineers, driver and policemen working on a mobile phone tower belonging to MTN, the Nigerian mobile phone company.

Full Field Report:
This is to inform you that our team of engineers went out to work at Gabby Oil Aba Road Aba, Abia State and while working on the generator four gunmen walked into the BTS site while the team of engineers was waiting for the RBS to load after bringing up the generator and held them at gunpoint.

 It was also recorded that the team met some Ericssion engineers on site working on the transmission link- one Ericssion engineer, one driver, two mobile policemen, a rigger on top of the tower as well as the site security guard.

The gunmen asked for PETROLSEAL car key, but apparently couldn't get it because the person with the car key went to the hood to use the toilet. The four gunmen, still holding everyone at gunpoint asked for the car key inside the BTS site and immediately the PETROLSEAL engineer told them that the person in possession of the key went out to buy something and knowing fully well that the Mopol was inside the shelter alongside the Ericssion staff and PETROLSEAL staff the gun men felt threatened and opened fire on everyone in the BTS site, and also came outside and shot the rigger on top of the tower while the other Ericssion engineer and his driver hid behind the RBS units in the site, so the fired bullets missed them.

 The armed robbers came outside the shelter an saw one of our Petrolseal staff (AC TECHNICIAN) and demanded for the car key, the technician told the gunmen that he didn't have the car key on him, so they collected the key that he had on him which was the site key- 1 Abloy and 1 CISA Key. They went into the car and tried to use it to start the car but couldn't. Then gunshots were heard from afar. It was a group of mobile military men coming their way so the robbers ran away.

 The AC technician, the Ericssion engineer and the driver were the only survivors of the sporadic firing, while six others (ONE PETROLSEAL ENGINEER, TWO MOPOL MEN, THE RIGGER AND THE SECURITY MAN) were killed outright while the second Petrolseal Engineer died on arrival at the hospital. All bodies have been taken to the mortuary.

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Posted: at 18-09-2010 11:38 AM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

A state of emergency should be declared in Abia state because this kipnapping thing in the state is getting out of hand and the youths there now see it as a lucrative business and easy way to make money. I know the area where the incident took place,its a boundary village between Rivers and Abia sate and i can categorically say that the culprits came from Abia state (Ukwa/Ngwa people to be precise),let president GJ declare a state of emergency in Abia state!!

Posted: at 18-09-2010 05:20 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

Naija naija naija u go better so?

Posted: at 18-09-2010 07:34 PM (14 years ago) | Hero

CHAI

Posted: at 18-09-2010 11:54 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

May God help us

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Posted: at 28-06-2012 03:51 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac