A vessel suspected to be laden with crude oil has been reportedly
distressed and sank within Odioama community on the fringes of the
Altantic ocean in Bayelsa State coastline.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that residents of the coastal
community confirmed the presence of the distressed vessel but said
they did not know where it was coming from or its destination.
Chief Mark Eketekpe, a community leader in Ijawkiri area of Odioama,
told NAN: “Actually, something like that happened a few days ago but
we don’t know where the vessel came from.
“Besides, the authorities have come around to arrest and take away the
captain of the vessel.”
Another resident, who pleaded anonymity, said: “Yes, we heard a vessel
that ran aground within our environment.”
Spokesman for the Joint Task Force in the state, Lieutenant Colonel
Onyema Nwachukwu, said he would establish contact with troops in the
area before commenting.
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