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SO SAD! 7 Dead, 136 Passengers Missing As Boat Capsizes by Techpady: 2:51pm On Apr 16, 2017


No fewer than seven people have lost their lives, while 136 are still missing after a boat carrying 150 passengers capsized in kebbi state.

Sulaiman Muhammad, coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, whoconfirmed the incident said the ill-fated boat was returning from Malali market in Ngaski local government area of Kebbi.

According tohim, efforts were ongoing 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,” he said.

“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.”

The accident occurred when the boat hit a branch of tree in the water along River Niger.

Ngaski is a two-hour journey from the river where the incident happened.

Source: dailyupdate.com.ng/2017/04/sad-7-dead-136-passengers-missing-boat-capsizes/
Re: SO SAD! 7 Dead, 136 Passengers Missing As Boat Capsizes by samJ17(m): 2:56pm On Apr 16, 2017
my God!

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