Nigeria: Police bodies found in Niger Delta after ambush
Some of the bodies had been mutilated and burnt beyond recognition, AFP news agency quoted witnesses as saying.
Last week, a militant group said it would it resume attacks after its leader, Henry Okah, was jailed for a bombing campaign in 2010.
The oil-rich region is vital to Nigeria's economy.
However, many people are poor, fuelling resentment towards the national government and oil companies.
At the weekend, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said it had ambushed a police boat in the creeks and waterways of Bayelsa state, killing the policemen.
Police spokesman Alex Akhigbe said 11 bodies had been recovered, while one was still unaccounted for.
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Nigeria: Police bodies found in Niger Delta after ambush
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