…Native divers recuperate 8 our bodies
An unspecified variety of individuals have died following a ship mishap which occurred within the early hours of Friday alongside the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of the River Niger boundary between Niger and Kogi States.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Emergency Administration Company (NSEMA), Ibrahim Useni confirmed the incident to our Correspondent, saying, “The incident occurred in Kogi state and never in Niger state”.
Nonetheless, the boat which belonged to 1 Musa Dangana, in response to eyewitnesses was carrying over 200 passengers, together with merchants and farm labourers, en path to the Katcha weekly market within the Katcha Native Authorities Space of Niger state.
Eyewitness report has it that the boat capsized throwing all on-board into the water and rescue efforts are at the moment underway, with native divers working to recuperate the our bodies of the victims.
It could be recalled {that a} related boat accident occurred on the Muwo Gbajibo River in Mokwa Native Authorities Space of Niger State on October 1, 2024, ensuing within the lack of many lives.
Unconfirmed stories have it that eight our bodies have been recovered, whereas search and rescue operations proceed to find the remaining passengers.
Our Correspondent gathered that, not one of the passengers wore life jackets on the time of the accident, which can have contributed to the excessive variety of casualties although the Niger state authorities had warned that every one boat passengers should put on a life jacket.
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