Many are feared dead as a yet-to-be-identified helicopter fired shots at passengers in Rivers.
Gatekeepers News reports that the yet-to-be-identified helicopter reportedly shot at a local passenger boat that was travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers State, Southern Nigeria.
There are fears of casualties, as some of the travellers were severely injured and rushed to the hospital.
An eye witness at the Bonny-Nembe waterside where the boat took off from in Port Harcourt confirmed that there were casualties.
The source while expressing shock over the incident said that the boat conveyed passengers and foodstuff.
The source said, “The local boat that just left here to Bonny, within the Treasure Island area, a chopper or I will call it a flight helicopter, just came behind, went very low and started shooting at the wooden boat.
“From the information we got from a boat driver, there were passengers in the boat. The boat also contained foodstuffs such as garri, rice, and other items.
“Everyone knows that is the route transporting foodstuff to Bonny. Some people died in the boat.”
A spokesman of the state Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, when contacted, said he was yet to get the report and promised to confirm.
