Standup9ja: 7 died, 136 missing in Kebbi Boat mishap
No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area
of Kebbi when a boat carrying 150 passengers
returning from Malali Market capsized along River Niger.
The Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA), in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Alhaji Sulaiman
Muhammad, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ngaski on
Saturday.
He said that efforts were on going between fishermen and the
Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to rescue the missing passengers.
“As soon as we had got the hint of the mishap, we put a call
to the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority to help rescue the missing
passengers.
“All the people on board were missing, but as rescue and
search continue wide and deep of the river intensified, 14 people have been
discovered; seven died and seven have been taken to Ngaski Hospital,” he said.
NAN gathered that the accident occurred when the boat on
transit carrying 150 passengers hit a branch of tree in the water and capsized.
Ngaski Local Government Area is two hours journey from the
river where the incident happened.
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