The captain of the boat which drowned and killed Junior Pope and other crew members has finally spoken and given head to head account of what happened.
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According to what he said, TC Okafor was ringing bell while they were crossing the River and he told him that it is a market day in the village and ringing bell on the river that day is a tabboo so they have to make some sacrifices. He said they told him they were children of God so nothing can happen to them.
He also debunked the news going around that Junior Pope was making videos when the boat capsized. When he was asked why he didn’t provide those on board with life jackets, he said they told him they don’t have money to pay for that.
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He said he was shocked and told them the producer is supposed to make provision for life jackets for them but the producer said the money on the them is for everything in the script.
Those interviewing him asked how he survived the accident and he said he does not know how the boat capsized because he was not even over speeding but he will not take the blame for being the cause of the incident.
Watch the video below.
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