Chairman of Bonny Local Government Area, David Irimagha says security agencies were mobilized to respond to distress calls from victims of the Dema Abbey attacks.

He further said the security agencies were on the trail of the perpetrators of the attacks with a view to apprehending them and bring them to face the wrath of the law.

Irimagha, who spoke to Kristina Reports through his Chief of Staff, Uriel John-Jumbo in Bonny, appealed for understanding from the people of the area as efforts were being made to arrest the situation.

“From the very first call the Local Government Chairman got, the very first distress call he mobilized the security agencies who equally responded speedily, unfortunately, the timing of the incident became a worrisome challenge.”

“Nevertheless security operatives were there to secure the rescued persons and also search for others still inside the water while also chasing the criminals. They later moved the rescued persons to Polokiri Aru-Gbanama, from where they later escorted them to Bonny”.

He stated that the rescue operation was still on in search of those yet to be accounted for while the corpses of the two dead persons have been recovered and brought back to Bonny.

Daredevil sea pirates attacked two passenger boats ferrying passengers from Dema Abbey Community to Bonny Town at about 0800 hours on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

The Bonny LG boss commiserated with the bereaved families over the loss of their loved ones, describing their deaths as “unfortunate and premature” given their ages, urging them to take solace in the comfort that the Almighty God avails.

He assured that his administration was doing all it can to ensure that those who were yet uncounted for were found and brought back to their families.