Navy rescues Bayelsa commissioner, others after boat mishap

The Nigerian Navy has rescued Bayelsa State Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Mrs Ebiere Jones, and six different passengers pursuing a vessel mishap successful the Abedigbene waters of Brass Local Government Area.

However, a constabulary serviceman who was among the 8 radical aboard the vas remains missing, arsenic hunt and rescue operations continue.

The Navy said the rescue was conducted by unit of its Forward Operating Base, FOB, FORMOSO, stationed astatine the Labrador Lagosgbene Houseboat, successful collaboration with section divers and members of the Abedigbene sportfishing community.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued by the Base Information Officer, SLT Joshua Dauda, and made disposable to journalists successful Yenagoa connected Friday.

Dauda explained that the cognition followed a distress telephone from a section fisherman who reported a vessel mishap involving a rider vas travelling from Yenagoa to Akassa connected Thursday.

He said naval unit instantly moved to the determination aft receiving the study and launched efforts to find and rescue...