Two corps members were among the corpses of the four out of six victims of a boat accident along the Otuan and Ayama communities of Southern Ijaw Local Government council in Bayelsa State, have been found.
The boat accident, which occurred on Saturday at about 4:00 pm, was reportedly caused by bad weather, poor visibility, and a lack of life jackets for the passengers.
Sources from Ayama Community, told Channel Television that the corpses of the victims were found floating on Sunday night close to the scene of the incident.
The State Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union, Comrade Ipigansi Ogoniba, who also confirmed the development, however, noted that two toddlers are still missing.
He also said the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) authorities have been notified of the recovery of the corpses of the deceased female corps members.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, has denied the reported arrest of the boat rider, Lucky Christopher.
According to Butswat, Lucky Christopher was only invited as part of procedures into investigations over the accident.
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