Mr Mike Okoli, the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Police, has confirmed the death of six officers on bye-election duty in the state prior to Saturday’s poll.
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He confirmed the loss of the personnel in an interview with newsmen at the command headquarters in Yenagoa on Saturday evening while giving an update on the incident.
A speedboat conveying policemen deployed for the polls in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa Central had capsized and resulted in the drowning of the six officers.
Early reports on the incident, which occurred on the eve of Saturday’s bye-elections in Bayelsa Central and West, had indicated that three policemen died.
But CP Okoli, while giving and update, said 11 policemen were on board the ill-fated speedboat, but six of them were missing while five were rescued.
The police commissioner while expressing sadness over the incident, said: “The command is still searching for the body of the missing six policemen.
“They were travelling from Yenagoa to Southern Ijaw for election duty before the boat capsized at Oporoma (headquarters of the LGA).”
“They are brave, dedicated and disciplined officers of the Nigeria Police Force that have paid the ultimate price while on a national assignment.”
Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, had sent his condolences to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over the loss of the deceased officers on bye-election duty in the state.
Diri said in a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, that he was deeply saddened by the incident.
He said: “Their sudden demise while on national duty is very painful. It is a very unfortunate incident, and we pray God to give the IGP and the families of the policemen the strength to bear the great loss.”
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