Three children d!e as boat capsizes in Bayelsa

A local diver in Ikebiri community told the publication that the bodies of the deceased children, two males and one female, aged between six and 15, have been recovered by local divers and transported back to Azuzuama community.

A former Chairman of the Maritime Union Workers in Bayelsa State, Ipigansi Ogoniba, who confirmed the incident, said they have already dispatched divers from Yenagoa to the scene and are awaiting a report.

He said the union is yet to receive details about the casualties and the total number of passengers on board, as the boat did not depart from Yenagoa.

It was gathered that the accident is suspected to have been caused by overloading and a failed pumping machine that was meant to evacuate water from the boat.