The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNCP) has clarified that the search for more bodies is still ongoing and no additional bodies have been found.
The Company’s Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Olufemi Soneye, made this known in a statement on Sunday.
Recall that NPO reported that an helicopter operated by East Winds Aviation crashed on Thursday in Port-Harcourt on its way o the NNPC storage facility.
However, according to Soneye, only three bodies were found in the chopper and no other bodies have been found.
“The NNPC Ltd. wishes to announce that beyond the three bodies found in the ill-fated helicopter operated by East Winds Aviation that crashed on Thursday in Port Harcourt, no other bodies have been recovered.
The Company further noted that intensified search and rescue operations for the remaining bodies along with relevant authorities is still ongoing.
The statement also extended prayers to affected family members of the incident.