2019 Elections
Navy denies losing officer to electoral violence in Bayelsa
The Central Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, Yenagoa, has clarified that the rating officer that died in the command last Saturday was not due to violence during the State Assembly election in Bayelsa.
Flag Officer Commanding the Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Saidu Garba, made the clarification in a statement made available on Monday in Yenagoa.
Garba, in the statement signed by Commodore Joseph Akpan, Officer Commanding the Central Naval Command, said the deceased did not die in Brass Local Government Area of the state as being speculated.
The flag officer commanding said that though the command lost a rating officer, his death was not related to either any violence or politics related.
He disclosed that the late naval rating was on escort duty onboard a ship at the sea which unfortunately came under an attack offshore Brass.
The flag officer commanding said the officer suffered a fatal gunshot wound and later died in a hospital in Brass town.
He said: “the command wishes to state unequivocally that personnel of the Nigerian Navy remains apolitical, resolutely neutral and will continue to adhere strictly to its professional code of conduct.
“The media is hereby advised to always verify information from the approximate source before rushing to press in order to avoid spreading fake news that is capable of misleading the public,” he said.
NAN
-
Entertainment19 hours ago
[ICYMI]: Fashola’s daughter ties knot with her partner
-
Crime16 hours ago
Police nab 10 organ harvesting suspects in Lagos
-
Education16 hours ago
30 Kwara catholic school students score above 300 in JAMB UTME
-
News18 hours ago
[ICYMI] Only 21% Nigerian households are food secure – Report
-
Entertainment15 hours ago
UK global magazine ‘Reader’s Digest’ folds after 86 years
-
News15 hours ago
Delta caterer dies after bestie pushed her into boiling stew
-
Entertainment15 hours ago
Teni’s clapback: I sponsor 20 private uni students, 10 in secondary school
-
Sports8 hours ago
PHOTOS: Arsenal pay tribute to 14-year-old Nigerian killed in London