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Okrika Jetty Tragedy: Victims’ Corpses Returned Home With Foams In Their Mouths – Relatives
Relatives of the victims of the tragic incident that occured at Okari jetty in Okrika Mainland, Okirika local government area of Rivers State, have revealed that their corpses returned home with foams in their mouth.
A yet-to-be-confirmed number of persons had died after inhaling poisonous fumes from a facility belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in Okrika Mainland.
Speaking with journalists, wife of one of the victims, who simply identified herself as Sarah said, “On Wednesday, we did not see my husband. So, I calles the children for us to go search for him. That was when some people told us that they saw three dead bodies; that should go to check if one of them is my husband.
“So, quickly, my children ran to the place and brought the three bodies back to the community. When they brought my husband, foam was coming out of his mouth. They said they inhaled gas.”
A son of another victim, Tonye George said, “I heard the news. Unfortunately, my father was part of them. According to reports, they were many but we don’t really know the number.”
A relative of another victim, Kingsley George, said it was fishermen who informed him where to find the corpse of his younger brother, Dennis.
“The death of my brother is shocking. On Wednesday morning, we went out to look for him; his name is Dennis. As we were going, we saw people who were catching fishes and they told us they saw dead bodies.
“We went there and saw Dennis lifeless body. Other people were there looking for the corpses of their relatives,” he said.
