July 03, (THEWILL) – The Divisional Police Officer of Okpoama Division, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has taken custody of two fishermen, from Sao Tome, who were rescued by a Captain of a fishing trawler, at 50 nautical miles, off the Atlantic ocean, July 2, 2023.
The two fishermen, Antonio Sabino, 52 and Osorio Pires, 41, from Neves in Saô Tomē and Principe, got lost in the Atlantic Ocean for five days before being rescued by the fishing trawler.
The Police authorities in a statement by SP Asinim Butswat, PPRO, said the police have established contact with a coast guard officer from Saô Tomē and Principe and are making concerted effort to reunite them with their families.