Two Nigerian soldiers have been confirmed dead and several others injured in a boat mishap in Delta State, a day after a soldier drowned in Bayelsa State.
The latest incident, which happened on Friday, involved a military patrol team around the creeks of Egwa 1, near an SPDC flow station in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta.
It came after another boat mishap at Agip’s oil field in Bayelsa on Thursday killed a soldier.
Some residents of the area told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred around 10 am Friday.
The residents wondered why the military was deploying troops who could not swim to engage militants in their familiar terrain.
The incident, it was learnt, has thrown the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shied and 3 Battalion of the Nigerian Army Effurun, into mourning.
Community sources also confirmed the incident but could not give details.
A senior military officer, who later confirmed the incident, said the military boat was carrying about 10 soldiers when it capsized.


The officer said they were on a normal routine patrol of oil installations around the Egwa 1 community when the incident occurred.
It was further gathered that those who sustained various degrees of injuries had been conveyed to an undisclosed hospital for medical care in Warri.
“We lost two of our soldiers to a boat mishap early this morning around Egwa 1 in Warri South West of Delta State. They were patrolling the creeks when the incident happened. Report reaching us says scores were injured,” the officer, who spoke on a condition of anonymity said.
Isa Ado, JTF’s spokesman could not be reached for response. Calls and a text message sent to his telephone line were equally not answered or replied.


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EYah, sorry
U ain't seen nothing yet

Hope they didn't die chasing the avengers that are trying to liberate us

oyo for nigeria soldiers oyo for jtf oyo for new sheriff in town in oshomole voice go to the creek and die

Something tells me that the Niger Delta Avengers have gone spiritual. Two boat mishaps in two different locations, around oil installation platforms and only soldiers involved...

Nawa for Nigeria

Why not deploy the 2nd Amphibious Battalion, Bori Camp?

Na only amphibian fit fight amphibian.

PMB should try dialogue instead, it will save lives

buhari james bond. continu..

The gods are angry with them

Soldiers injured from a boat mishap?

And na the muntulas wey want go fight boys wey grow for sea. I dey laugh. Buhari deceiving people since 1984

The atlantic is big enough to swallow all of them including their korans.


Lol

This is one of the reasons why the Nigerian Army won't be able to defeat the Niger Delta militants. The Soldiers simply cannot swim. Puncture a boat in deep waters and the Nigerian Soldiers will most likely all drown. Most of the militants have been swimming since they were kids and can probably ecan rescue their drowning comrades

Kingsasian:
Something tells me that the Niger Delta Avengers have gone spiritual. Two boat mishaps in two different locations, around oil installation platforms and only soldiers involved...

Nigerian army is incompetent

That's the simple truth.

gidgiddy:
This is one of the reasons why the Nigerian Army won't be able to defeat the Niger Delta militants. The Soldiers simply cannot swim. Puncture a boat in deep waters and the Nigerian Soldiers will most like all drown. Most of the militants have been swimming since they were kids and can probably eve recue their drowning comrades

The atlantic will drown a bokos

How does someone become seriously injured in water? No one should tell me crap about water entering their lungs, that's out of the question.

The person that is sending this Soldiers to go face this deadly Militants should GO FACE THEM HIMSELF.


Don't seat in your office to cause Women become Widows and children Fatherless.

Lolz.. Bush meat catch hunter... Them die well

The problem is more than 80% of nigerian military/paramilitary personnel CANNOT swim, even the so called amphibious division, and it's a big shame...you can quote me anytime. Go and find out! For instance, how can a naval personnel not know how to swim?? I have a lot of them like that as friends. This shows the level of corruption a.k.a 'man-know-man' that goes on steadily in the recruitment and training process where people are enlisted without fully passing through the process. There's no way the nigerian military can defeat those boys in the creeks...they're no match. The nigerian military should consider training personnel right there in the creeks as part of their recruitment/training process.

Buhari sending other people's children to the Abbattoir, he can't possibly be smarter than Yar'adua who granted this folks amnesty.

Aaah I miss the Nigerian soldiers of the Ecomog era,now those were Rambos.

I hope omenka, passinshot, keneking, demdem, lacasa, nagoma, ngeneukwenu/cleverly and superstar isn't among those ill trained soldiers sent to die for nothing, in the creeks of ND?

ok

You wan go play barca for camp nou?...i laugh...

Presidiotbuhari:

I hope omenka, passinshot, keneking, demdem, lacasa, nagoma, ngeneukwenu/cleverly and superstar isn't among those ill trained soldiers sent to die for nothing, in the creeks of ND?

Where are these guys when we need them most? Hope the present hardship has not confounded them?

The residents wondered why the military was deploying troops who could not swim to engage militants in their familiar terrain

Chai! Buhari.
Lalasticlala

If i'm a soldier & buhari sends me to go & die in the Niger Delta, I'll rather go on a tactical manuever than fight the Avengers, Walahi those guys are deadly!

Thewrath:
Hope they didn't die chasing the avengers that are trying to liberate us

Na so na, they deployed soldiers who couldn't swim to chase militants in their familiar environment, isn't that madness?
I bow for naija o