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| Capsized boat in Bayelsa's Nembe council area |
On Thursday, a boat carrying several passengers capsized near Okoroma in Bayelsa's Nembe council area.
Tari Dikuma, assistant secretary of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Okpoama Unit, Bayelsa, who was involved in the rescue effort, said no one was killed.
He claimed that goods worth millions of naira were lost, but that some could be salvaged.
"So far, no casualties have been reported, but we have salvaged a large number of items using speed boats, barges, and open boats," Mr Dikuma said.
SP Asinim Butswat, the Bayelsa police spokesman, said the accident had not been reported to the police and that he could not provide any further information.
(NAN)