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Paul Osuyi, Asaba
THE Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in charge of Delta State, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe, has confirmed a boat mishap in Warri North Local Government Area which occurred last Saturday during the governorship and House of Assembly elections.
Omorogbe who confirmed this to our correspondent in Asaba on Sunday morning, said both staff and ad-hoc workers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were not involved in the mishap.
“I understand that my staff members were not involved; they are all safe and the ad-hoc staff too are safe. The actual details have got to me right now. And I don’t think the mishap affected the materials because it happened later in the day, from what I know,” he said.
The boat that reportedly capsized was said to be conveying INEC ad-hoc staff, security personnel and electoral materials for the elections when the incident happened.
Said to be carrying about 20 people, the ill-fated boat capsized around Ebrohimi community creek in Warri North Local Government Area of the state.
No fewer than 12 persons are said to be missing as at Sunday morning.
A security source said the incident happened when the victims were returning to Koko, the headquarters of Warri North at the end of exercise on Saturday.
The source was however silent on the casualty level, stating that rescue operations had since commenced.
