It was learnt that the soldiers, who were attached to the Sector 2 Command of the JTF, drowned near Obiaku community when their boat capsized.
The soldiers were said to be on “a routine change” when the boat capsized.
Explaining a routine change, a top security source said the soldiers were on their way to take over duties from their colleagues at a security post in Nembe.
“It is a normal thing. From time to time, new soldiers are detailed to replace other soldiers in any security post. That was the job the unfortunate soldiers were drafted to do.
“The victims left Odioma in Brass Local Government for Nembe. They were close to their duty post when the incident occurred,” the source, who pleaded anonymity, said.
Confirming that the soldiers were travelling on a commercial boat instead of a gunboat, the source, however, declined knowledge of the number of the boat’s occupants.
But he said a captain, who was in charge of the troops, survived.
While some people said the boat capsized because of overloading, the Media Coordinator, JTF, Lt. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, blamed it on high tidal current along the river.
Nwachukwu, who said the information about the incident was still sketchy, added that only one of the soldiers had been declared missing.
He said: “Information reaching me confirmed that there was an unfortunate boat mishap caused by high tidal current along the river.
“Rescue boats were despatched to salvage the situation. An operative was reportedly missing and search and rescue efforts are ongoing. Casualty details are not yet known”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Army boat (private or public, wooden or fiber, gunboat or service boat) cannot capside unless on a shootout event.
read the article my friend. this was NOT an "army boat" it was a commercial boat. why must people always seek a conspiracy? are you suggesting it was deliberate that these poor soldiers lost their lives? or could it perhaps, in some crazy twist, actually have been an accident?
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