Saturday, January 16, 2021
SK's News Blog
  • Breaking News
  • Nigeria
  • Opinions and Editorials
  • Covid-19
  • Economy
  • Elections
  • Politics
No Result
View All Result
  • Breaking News
  • Nigeria
  • Opinions and Editorials
  • Covid-19
  • Economy
  • Elections
  • Politics
No Result
View All Result
SK's News Blog
No Result
View All Result

Police recover bodies of 6 officers killed in boat mishap in Bayelsa State

1 month ago
in General News
police

The Bayelsa State Police Command regrets to announce the recovery of the bodies of policemen who went missing after a boat mishap.

The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday 4th December, 2020 when one of the speedboats conveying eleven Policemen from Yenagoa to Southern Ijaw capsized at Oporoma. Five of the Policemen were rescued immediately, while six were missing.

A combined team of rescue officers from the Marine Department of the Bayelsa State Police Command and local divers have recovered the six bodies of the missing policemen and they are deposited at the mortuary.

In a statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, the Command condoles with the families of the deceased and says investigation has commenced to ascertain the cause of the boat mishap.

ADVERTISEMENT

Earlier, the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mike Okoli confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists at the Command Headquarters in Yenagoa. He disclosed that out of the 11 policemen who boarded the speedboat, 5 were rescued while 6 whose bodies have now been recovered went missing.

Also Read: Zamfara bye-election: 2 INEC staff missing

He expressed sadness over the incident that claimed the lives of his men, describing them as brave, dedicated and disciplined officers of the Nigeria Police Force that have paid the ultimate price while on a national assignment.

The Police Commissioner said that the bye-elections for Bayelsa Central and Bayelsa West Senatorial district were mostly peaceful, but hinted that they were little issues in the riverine areas where the elections took place.

Pass It On:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Tags: Bayelsa State bye-electionboat mishap in BayelsaPolice
Share4Tweet2
Next Post
Ikpeazu

Viral video: Governor Ikpeazu suspends Chief of Staff, Anthony Agbazuere

Lets us know what you think Cancel reply

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Tinubu

    Tinubu is 80 years old, a serial forger with multiple identities and a shady past – Odumakin

    5725 shares
    Share 2290 Tweet 1431
  • Cardinal Onaiyekan increases Bishop Kukah’s volume, advises Buhari to stop lying to Nigerians

    3770 shares
    Share 1508 Tweet 943
  • MKO Abiola June 12 2020 Annual Quiz – N100,000 cash prizes to be won this Friday

    1603 shares
    Share 806 Tweet 332
  • Atiku will run for president in 2023 – Adamu Atiku

    988 shares
    Share 395 Tweet 247
  • ‘Pastor’ Ize Iyamu caught on video encouraging thugs led by Tony Kabaka to flout electoral regulations

    858 shares
    Share 343 Tweet 215
ADVERTISEMENT
SK's News Blog

© 2020 SK's Blog - All Rights Reserved.

Navigate Site

  • Basket
  • Checkout
  • My account
  • Player Embed
  • Search Videos
  • Shop
  • Sola Kuti’s Blog
  • User Videos
  • Video Category
  • Video Tag
  • Contact

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Breaking News
  • Nigeria
  • Opinions and Editorials
  • Covid-19
  • Economy
  • Elections
  • Politics

© 2020 SK's Blog - All Rights Reserved.

wpDiscuz
0
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x
| Reply
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
%d bloggers like this: