BREAKING: Helicopter Shoots Passenger Boat In Rivers, Casualties Feared |READ FULL
Afnews Editor
Aug 27, 2021
A yet-to-be identified helicopter has reportedly shot at a local passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State.
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There are fears of casualties, with some occupants severely injured and rushed to the hospital.
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An eye witnesses at the Bonny-Nembe waterside where the boat took off from in Port Harcourt, told newsmen that there were casualties.
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While expressing shock over the incident, he said that the boat conveyed passengers and foodstuff.
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"The local boat that just left here to Bonny, within the Treasure Island area, a chopper or I will call it a flight helicopter, just came behind, went very low and started shooting at the wooden boat.
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"From the information we got from a boat driver, there were passengers in the boat. The boat also contained foodstuff such as garri, rice and other items.
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"Everyone knows that is the route transporting foodstuff to Bonny. Some people died in the boat,ÔÇØ he claimed
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When contacted, a spokesman of the state Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, said that he had yet to get the report and asked our correspondent to call back later.
Spokesman of the 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Charles Ekeocha, did not pick calls put across to him by our correspondent; just like his counterpart in the Nigerian Air Force, Port Harcourt, as of the time of filing this report.
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