The gun battle is said to have taken place during an attempted hijacking of the St Kitts and Nevis-flagged tanker Notre.
Pirates took control of the ship on 15 August, but an emergency signal was sent to the navy and several ships were deployed to recover the vessel, reports Reuters.
The Nigerian navy eventually caught up with the vessel and forced it into Nigerian waters but while negotiating the ship’s release, the pirates tried to escape on a speed boat.
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