NIGERIAN NAVY RESCUES BAYELSA COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS
No fewer than six people, including the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Trade, Industry, and Investment, Mrs Ebiere Jones, have been rescued by the Nigerian Navy following a boat mishap in the Abedigbene waters of the Brass Local Government Area of the state.
The rescue operation was carried out by personnel from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, deployed at the Labrador Lagosgbene Houseboat, alongside local divers and members of the Abedigbene fishing community.
The incident was confirmed in a statement released on Friday in Yenagoa by the Base Information Officer, Sub-Lieutenant (SLT) Joshua Dauda.
According to Dauda, one passenger, identified as a police officer, remains missing as search and rescue operations continue.
He stated that the operation was launched following a distress report received on Thursday from a local fisherman regarding a passenger boat travelling from Yenagoa to Akassa.
“Upon receiving the information, personnel of FOB FORMOSO swiftly mobilised to the location and immediately commenced search and rescue operations,” he said.
Dauda added that the operation involved local divers and members of the host community, noting that seven of the eight persons reportedly on board have been rescued so far.
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