The bullet that hit MMEA junior maritime petty officer Zainal Abad Komel in the right eye was surgically removed and he will not need an eye replacement, said Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.
Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal urged people on Sabah's east coast to remain calm following a shootout in Kunak waters which injured two MMEA personnel this morning.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is sending security teams from Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom), Special Action Units, Maritime Intelligence Unit, and air military aircraft to track the suspects who shot two MMEA personnel in Kunak waters at 8.30am today.
Two Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel were injured after being shot while carrying out a patrol under the Op Khas Pagar Laut in Kunak waters at 8.30am today.
