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Bayelsa State government has taken over the medical bills of victims of last Thursday’s boat mishap at Okoroma community in Nembe Local Government Area of the state.

A cargo boat, ‘MV Tari,’ was conveying goods and passengers from Yenagoa to Okpoama in Brass LGA when it capsized in Okoroma River.

Chairman of Maritime Workers Union in Bayelsa State, Ogoniba Ipigansi, told Daily Trust that at the end of the search by divers on Saturday, the total death toll was four.

Reacting to the sad incident on Sunday, Governor Douye Diri directed the commissioner for health to ensure that the state government foots the bill of hospitalised victims.