Indigenes of Otuan community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Monday, were thrown into mourning following the crushing to death of a father and his eight-year-old daughter along the waterways of the community.
The sad incident which happened last week, reportedly occurred when two gun boats on escort duty with two other speed boats suspected to belong to workers of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), ran over a canoe used by the deceased and her daughter for fishing expedition in the area.
Community sources confirmed that the deceased eight-year-old daughter, identified as Ebimoboere Doupre was on holiday with his father, Mr. Doupere Chukwu Doupre, before the incident.
Another eye witness simply identified as Sunny, confirmed to our correspondent that while the search for the corpse of the drowned father is still on, the corpse of the deceased girl was discovered by community divers on Sunday afternoon.
“The incident occurred on the August 12, 2016. They were two gunboats and two speed boats coming from Ogboinbiri to Oporoma axis. The deceased father and daughter were in the fishing boat along Otuan entrance by the River Nun. The military boats and the speed boat conveying Shell workers were reportedly heading to the oil facilities in Ogboinbiri with food and other logistics supply”, the witness revealed.
Contacted on the development, the spokesman of the State Police Command, Asimin Butswat said though the report has not been brought to his attention, “we will investigate and get back to you.
– Daily Times
