Two corpses of two corps members and two others have been recovered out of the six victims involved in a boat accident along the Otuan and Ayama communities of Southern Ijaw Local Government council in Bayelsa State on Saturday.
It was gathered that the boat accident, which occurred on Saturday at about 4:00 pm, was reportedly caused by bad weather, poor visibility and lack of life jackets for the passengers.
According to sources from Ayama Community, the corpses of the victims were found floating on Sunday night close to the scene of the incident.
Confirming the recovery of the bodies, the State Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union, Comrade Ipigansi Ogoniba noted that two toddlers are still missing.
Ogoniba also said the the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) authorities have been notified of the recovery of the corpses of the deceased female corps members.
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