Chanomi Creek is a body of water in the Niger Delta in Delta State, Nigeria.
On July 12, 2006, a group of boats, escorted by Nigerian troops, were assaulted by a militants in twenty speedboats. Four Nigerian naval soldiers were killed, and several Chevron workers were taken captive; they were released July 14.[1]
Also in 2006, oil pipelines in the area were vandalized by people described as "militant youths" by Funsho Kupolokun, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).[2] The NNPC announced it would repair the targeted pipelines.[3]
On January 20, 2007, six Filipinos and one Nigerian who were traveling on a boat (operated by the German company Baco Liner) in Chanomi Creek were kidnapped while on their way to Warri.[4] The group the kidnappers belonged to has yet to be identified.[4] The Nigerian government has engaged in talks with the group who seized the rebels, and government spokesman Sheddy Ozoene said that the six Filipinos "are in good health."[5]