4 Nigerian Army Drowned To Death In A Boat

The Military Operation known as Operation Crocodile Smile on Monday suffered major loss following a boat accident along the Brass

Water Front in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa, leading to the death of four soldiers by drowning. Also missing are service rifles belonging to the missing soldiers.

The incident, which occurred at about 10am created panic among newly deployed soldiers as there was pandemonium at the Brass jetty.

The boat that capsized was conveying a new batch of soldiers to the waterfront. I was going to dispose off refuse at the waterfront when I saw uniformed soldiers struggling to rescue their colleagues in a capsized boat. When the confusion subsided, four soldiers were found to be missing with their rifles and other military gear. Some others that were rescued had their rifle missing and were struggling out of the water,” he said.

There had been anxiety in the region over threat by militants to declare Niger Delta Republic on October 1.