Recently launched Operation Crocodile Smile by the Nigerian Army has suffered a slight setback, as reports indicate four of its men during a tour of the creeks drowned in a boat mishap in Brass,Bayelsa State.The four soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe, ODS, alongside others, where part of a team carrying out an operation codenamed ‘Crocodile Smile’, when they drowned at Brass Water Front in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Also missing are service rifles belonging to the drowned soldiers.The incident which occurred at about 10:00a.m. local time, has created panic among the newly deployed soldiers.An indigene of the community who pleaded anonymity said that attempts by community youths and other soldiers to assist in a rescue operation failed due to high tides.He said: “In recent times, we have been noticing increased movement of soldiers in our area. The boat that capsized was conveying a new batch of soldiers to the waterfront. I was going to dispose refuse at the waterfront and I saw uniformed soldiers struggling to rescue their colleagues in a capsized boat.”“When the confusion subsided, four soldiers were found to be missing with their rifles and other military gear. Some others that were rescued had their rifle missing and struggling out of the water.”
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