Calabar boat hijack: Navy rescues 22 passengers from kidnappers

From Aniekan Aniekan , Calabar
The Nigerian Navy has rescued 22 passengers abducted by kidnappers along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka channel.
Five armed men in a speedboat, On Monday, August 11, 2026, ambushed the wooden passenger boat, shortly after passing Enwang community along the volatile Calabar–Oron–Ibaka channel.
According to the Nigerian Navy, the gunmen hijacked the boat and took control of the terrified passengers. Some managed to escape during the initial chaos. The rest were held captive as the pirates sped away.
Acting on intelligence, personnel of the Forward Operating Base, FOB Ibaka, in synergy with Operation Delta Safe Sector 4 and the Marine Police, launched sustaine...