Justice · Morts dans un naufrage dans l’État de RiversÀ Kula, des morts sont conduits au Government House alors que les questions sur le naufrage dans l’État de Rivers se multiplientRédigé 23 octobre 2026 à 05:56 UTCRegarderTranscription0:07Bereaved community members carried recovered bodies to government house to demand0:10answers.0:11Chief Anab Sarah Igby says five bodies have been recovered after a protest boat0:15capsized.0:16Families are still searching for relatives, and police haven't confirmed the final0:20toll.0:20What caused the boat to overturn and who was responsible for the encounter on the0:24water?0:25The boat capsized in the Robert Kiri Waterways in Kula Kingdom in Nigeria's River0:30State.0:30The community later took its appeal to Port Harcourt, where state officials promised0:34to investigate the deaths.0:36The boat was carrying more than 15 people who were protesting the removal of an oil0:40storage vessel.0:41October 20 is the date attached to the capsize, although the precise timing remains0:45unclear.0:46Sarah Igbe announced the recovery of five bodies on October 22nd.0:50Sarah Igbe's five recovered bodies are the most concrete recovery figure.0:54Community leaders separately put deaths at at least 10, with seven missing.0:59Another missing person count is five.1:02Eight people were reportedly rescued alive.1:04These figures haven't been reconciled.1:06Some people described as dead may also appear in the missing count.1:10Others have been described as feared dead, without a checked passenger list and a1:14recovery record matching names to outcomes.1:16Adding those numbers would give families a misleading picture of how many people1:19were aboard.1:20The protesters were trying to stop Anambra Bassan FSO from leaving.1:24An FSO is a floating storage and offloading vessel used by the oil industry.1:28Community members said obligations remained outstanding while the asset was being1:32removed.1:32Their grievances included an unresolved oil spill, community entitlements, and1:36alleged unpaid debts.1:38They also accused the company of failing to meet its community responsibilities.1:42Those complaints explain why people opposed the removal, but police still have to1:45determine what happened when the boats encountered one another.1:48Sarah Agube alleges a confrontation involving gunboats.1:51He also says 10 people drowned, including two security personnel.1:55A tugboat reportedly collided with a speed boat.1:57Police haven't determined how the boat overturned or confirmed that security2:01personnel death count.2:02A gunboat's presence alone doesn't identify which service controlled it.2:05Investigators still need to identify the vessels and their operators before2:08assigning responsibility.2:09Police spokesperson Agabe Blessing-Caborlo acknowledged the incident and said police2:13were investigating.2:14The force hasn't publicly confirmed the victims' names or a final death toll.2:17Max Shipping owns N.A.2:19Ambra Bassen and denies responsibility for the deaths.2:23The company also distances its chairman, Cletus Ibedo, from the recovery operation.2:28Sarah Igbee led the community's demand for state intervention after announcing the2:32recovery of bodies.2:33In its October 21 statement, signed by legal officer I.K.2:37Chidima Silvia, Max Shipping described its role as ownership and retrieval.2:42It called for an investigation and said Manal Technical Services had hired the2:46vessel.2:46Who controlled each boat during the removal still needs to be determined.2:50Sarah Igbee called the location the Robert Keary OML 25 incident.2:54Other descriptions connect the dispute with OML 55.2:58Those are different oil field references.3:00Robert Keary and Kula are consistently identified, but the precise field designation3:04remains unsettled.3:05Kula community members marched peacefully to Government House on October 22nd.3:10Carrying recovered bodies and asking the state to intervene.3:13Sarah Igbe said they wanted official action because they didn't want to take the law3:17into their own hands.3:18He said they had the capacity to react but didn't want to.3:21Sarah Igbe had announced that the bodies would go to government house and then3:25police headquarters.3:26The delegation reached government house Governor Siminalayi Fubara's chief of staff,3:31Sunny Ule, delivered the government's response, and urged the community to remain3:35calm.3:35Fubara promised that anyone found responsible would face punishment under the law.3:40He expressed sympathy for bereaved families and said his government wouldn't stand3:44by while Rivers residents suffered unnecessary deaths.3:47His promise now depends on investigators identifying who did what.3:52The cause of the capsize and responsibility remain unresolved.3:55By October 23, police were still investigating, and the search was continuing.3:59Five bodies had been reported recovered and eight people rescued alive, while4:03families were still waiting for the 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