A total of 14 bodies have been recovered while six are still missing in Tuesday's boat accident in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi.
Earlier, the Chairman of the council, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, thanked the governor for the attention and care shown to the relatives of the victims. “We pray to God to forgive all who lost their lives and we pray for the recovery of the missing ones,” he said. The governor commended those who rendered assistance towards the rescue of the boat passengers and ongoing search for the missing ones.
A total of 14 bodies have been recovered while six are still missing in Tuesday's boat mishap in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi.
Earlier, the Chairman of the council, Alhaji Yahaya Bello thanked the governor for the attention and care shown to the relatives of the victims. “We pray to God to forgive all who lost their lives and we pray for the recovery of the missing ones,” he said. The governor commended those who rendered assistance towards the rescue of the boat passengers and ongoing search for the missing ones.
A local official who spoke to AFP earlier said the vessel, ferrying passengers returning from a farm on the River Niger, broke in half as it approached Samanaji ...
“The 10 missing are presumed to have drowned, considering the long hours they have spent in the river.” “We have recovered 10 passengers with the help of local divers while searches for 10 others still missing” continue, said Koko. It had been overloaded with passengers “beyond its capacity,” said Yahaya Bello Koko, the political administrator of the district.
He prayed for those who died and their families to bear the loss with strength. The governor praised those who assisted in the rescue of the ship's passengers ...
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Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, the Local Government chairman, Yahaya Bello, who also confirmed the incident, stated that it occurred on ...
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He said about 80 people were rescued from the accident. He said the victims were returning from the farm when the overloaded boat broke into two. Residents said ...
Good journalism costs a lot of money. River transportation is largely unregulated in the region, leaving operators to load their boats beyond their capacity. He said about 80 people were rescued from the accident.
The ill-fated boat was conveying about 100 rice farmers to Samanaji, a riverside community, when it capsized.
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