The Bayelsa Police Command has confirmed the recovery of the bodies of the six Police Officers who drowned on election duty in Southern Ijaw on Saturday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat confirmed that the bodies have been deposited in the morgue.
He said in a statement on Sunday that the Police Command regrets to announce the recovery of the bodies of policemen who went missing after a boat mishap.
The statement read: “The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday 4th December, 2020 when one of the speedboats conveying 11 Policemen from Yenagoa to Southern Ijaw capsized at Oporoma. Five of the Policemen were rescued immediately, while six went missing.
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“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 have been deposited at the mortuary.
“The Command condoles with the families of the deceased. Investigation has commenced to ascertain the cause of the boat mishap.”
