Sympathizers at the home of the victim
*Survivor narrates ordealB
By Victory Useh, Yenagoa
A fisherman has died and many others injured in Brass Island, Bayelsa State, following a sea pirate attack on Monday.
It was gathered that the victims who are said to be natives of the Ilaje ethnic stock from Ondo state residing in the island set out for fishing on the high sea.
The spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, SP Asinim Butswat, told our reporter on Tuesday that the yet-to-be-identified fisherman died when suspected pirates attacked the fisherfolk, carting away their engine boats.
“Some fishermen fishing at the high sea were attacked by sea pirates and they stole their engines, and in the process, one person was confirmed dead,” he said.
Nuru Oriade, one of the victims who survived the incident, said the attackers came in speed boats numbering about six.
In a video posted by one La Henree on Facebook, Nuru narrated that after shooting at them, they set ablaze some of the corpses with the boats while making away with the boat engines.
He said: “We were fishing, dropping our nets this morning when suddenly we saw about five to six speed boats drew close to us and opened fire.
They set ablaze some of the boats and took away the engines.
“They killed my brother who went along with me fishing this morning. I survived because I pretended to be dead.”
As of the time of filing this report, a sea search is still ongoing as some family members are yet to see their loved ones back who embarked on the fishing trip at the same time as the victims.
Meanwhile, the angered Ilaje community in Twon Brass has called on the government at all levels to take immediate action to get to the root of the attack and murde
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