Several people have lost their lives while many others are missing in a mishap involving a passenger boat in Gbajibo Community, Mokwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State on Sunday
According to information made available, the victims were from Gbajibo, Ekwa and Yankeiade, all in Mokwa LGA. Not less than 24 people were said to have died in the sad incident while several others are still missing.
Chairman, Mokwa LGA, Jibrin Abdullahi Muregi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.
He stated that 21 corpses had so far been recovered b local divers.
He added that efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining victims.
Officials of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, however, said they were collecting data to know the number of people involved but confirmed the incident.
The exact number of passengers on board as at the time of filing this report could not be ascertained.
More details to follow….
