Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Command have reportedly killed four suspected sea pirates at Iwukpom/Opolum water channel in the Ibeno Local Government Area of the state. A statement on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, said the pirates were killed in a gun battle with the police, adding that three members of the gang escaped with bullet wounds. The statement said, “On March 4, 2021, at about 2.30pm, a team of 29 PMF personnel, who were on a special duty at Ibeno, led by ASP Abubakar Yakubu, acting on credible intelligence, while on patrol at Iwukpom/Opolum water channel, accosted a gang of sea pirates numbering about seven, which led to a gun battle.