Armed men suspected to be sea
pirates have reportedly attacked a
passenger boat along the Aleibiri-
Tuomo waterway bordering Bayelsa
and Delta , killing a headmaster and carting away teachers' salaries in
Foutogbene community in Ekeremor
council area of Bayelsa State. The deceased man was identified as
Weky Akparakazi. He was the head
teacher of Community Primary
School, Foutorugbene, Ekeremor
Council Area. A top management staff of the
State Universal Basic Education
Board (SUBEB) who confirmed the
report Thursday said the attack
occurred on the 9th of November at
about 9.45pm. Among those who reportedly
sustained machete cut in the
attack was Mr. Daula Garuwa of
Isampou community and a former
Education Secretary of the
Ekeremor Council Area. The armed pirates were said to have
attacked the boat and unleash
mayhem on the passengers and
dispossessed them of their cash and
valuables including the teachers'
salary. The injured passengers, it was
learnt were pushed into the water
by the bandits and the speedboat
upturned after dismantling the
outboard engine. Some close associates of the
deceased headmaster were shocked
at the news of his untimely death. "He was with us and visited some of
his friends along the Imgbi road
area. He came for the teachers
salaries. He left and was in a good
mood," one of his friends lamented. Contacted on the development, the
spokesman of the State Police
Command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, said he
was not aware of the incident as he
was away on short leave then.
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