Two more Soldiers have joined the dearly departed when a boat met its misfortune in Delta state on Friday.
Many other were also injured in the accident. This comes hot on the heels of the death of another soldier on Thursday.
This particular incident 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.
According to Premium Times, the community members put the accident at around 10am on Friday. They wondered why soldiers who are unable to swim are being deployed to engage militants in their natural habitat.
According to Premium times, a source confirming the incident said “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 source also said the soldiers were on their normal routine patrol of oil installations around the Egwa 1 community when the boat carrying 10 of them capsized. The others who had sustained injuries were taken to an undisclosed hospital in Warri.