Bodies of 2 of 4 soldiers drowned during Operation Crocodile smile in Bayelsa waterways recovered
FeaturedNigeria September 7, 2016 Arodiegwu Eziukwu
Lt. Gen. Buratai, Nigeria’s COAS
The Nigerian Army has confirmed death of four Soldiers in a boat mishap within Bayelsa waterways saying that the remains of the four soldiers were yet to be found, but residents say two bodies have so far been salvaged.
Four soldiers drowned during the ongoing military training exercise codenamed “Operation Crocodile Smile” after their boat capsized along Brass Water Front, Brass Local Government Area of the state.
The Acting Spokesman the Nigerian Army , Col. Sani Usuman, who, confirmed on Tuesday in Yenagoa said that four Soldiers died in the incident. But their remains were yet to be accounted for. Usuman said that search is underway.
“I can confirm to you that there was a mishap yesterday involving death of four soldiers; on whether their bodies have been recovered, search is underway and we are yet to get detail on that,” he said on phone.
A Resident in the area, Mr Jonah Kennedy however said that two out of the four bodies have been recovered as at Tuesday evening by local divers.
“I learnt that the community youths, soldiers and other local divers are on search to see that those bodies are recovered; this evening, we heard that two of them have been found,” Kennedy said
Mr Lloyd Sese, Bayelsa Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union in Bayelsa described the incident as unfortunate, urging the federal and state governments to improve emergency response along waterways in the state.
Arodiegwu Eziukwu
