Corps member drowns in Bayelsa
A corps member identified as Ajetunmobi Sunday Dayo has reportedly lost his life at Akassa beach in Bayelsa State, where he had gone swimming alongside fellow corps members. Daily Trust gathered that the deceased had gone to Okumbiribeleu Beach, Akassa community in Brass local government on Saturday, for a picnic when the unfortunate incident happened. […]
A corps member identified as Ajetunmobi Sunday Dayo has reportedly lost his life at Akassa beach in Bayelsa State, where he had gone swimming alongside fellow corps members.
Daily Trust gathered that the deceased had gone to Okumbiribeleu Beach, Akassa community in Brass local government on Saturday, for a picnic when the unfortunate incident happened.
A community source told Daily Trust that Dayo was swimming with other colleagues, while he went missing.
According to the source, his colleagues began searching for him, after noticing his absence.
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He said it was when his colleagues raised the alarm that local divers around the beach launched a search and rescue mission, but to no avail.
His remains were discovered on Monday, after the water washed his body ashore at the beach.
He has been buried by officials of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Bayelsa, after the approval of his parents.
It was gathered that the deceased was serving at the Community Secondary School (CSS), Kongho, in Akassa, before the unfortunate incident.
They had left the lodge at Tobukiri to Okumbiribeleu Beach, which is in another community for the tourist visit, before the incident happened.
The Public Relations Officer at the NYSC state office in Bayelsa, Mrs Yvonne Halliday- Urie, who confirmed the incident, described it as a sad one.
She said: “The information is true and sad, he was buried yesterday in yenagoa. NYSC performed his burial rites according to the parents’ request yesterday.”
Police spokesman in Bayelsa State, DSP Musa Mohammed, also confirmed the incident.
He said investigation is ongoing to unravel the cause of the incident.
Daily Trust reports that Akassa and some parts of Brass local government area are known for their deep waters, as the Atlantic ocean flows through the area.
The area, though blessed with beautiful braces and high current flowing rivers and oceans, is yet to be connected to Yenagoa and other parts of Bayelsa by road.