One person has been confirmed dead as a speed boat carrying 15 passengers capsized at Okubie River in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tragic incident occurred barely two weeks after a wooden cargo boat exploded and sank at Ezetu in the same LGA, leading to the death of 20 persons.
The Bayelsa government subsequently reinforced safety protocols, including the compulsory use of life jackets on all passenger boats.
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