Read what happened to a Nigerian Soldier at Bayelsa oilfield

– A yet to be identified solider has drowned in a boat accident that occurred in Bayelsa State

– The soldier was escorting oil workers from an oil spill site when their boat capsized 

A capsized Boat

A yet to be identified solider has drowned in a boat accident that occurred in Bayelsa State.

According to media reports, the soldier who was attached to the Niger Delta’s Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield (OPS) was escorting oil workers from an oil spill site when their boat capsized at Taylor Creek near an oilfield operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in Okordia, Yenagoa local government area of the state.

“The boat conveying the crew from Agip’s field capsized on their way back from the site at the oilfield and before help could come the soldier drowned and died, they were using a hand paddled canoe to cross the workers one at a time.

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“The soldier was washing his boots when water entered the boat. It capsized and soldier’s riffle fell into the creeks. The other members of the crew had crossed and were waiting for the soldier who could not make it,” a source from the community said.

The source said the attention of the fishermen operating along the creek was drawn to the ill-fated boat, adding that the soldier had died before they could get there.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian army has gone on the offensive against Boko Haram, killing 35 of the terrorists shortly after a second Chibok girl was rescued yesterday.

Army representative Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman made the announcement of the offensive yesterday while confirming the girl’s release.

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