TRAGEDY struck between Rofia and Mauta
in Agwata village in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State in the
early hours of Tuesday when 16 people were killed when a boat capsized
after hitting a tree inside the River Niger...
The boat was carrying about 50 passengers coming from Zamare in Kebbi State when it capsized.
It was gathered that 16 dead bodies were
recovered while two persons were still missing and the rest were saved
alive by some local divers in the area.
The Public Relations Officer, Niger
State Emergency Management Agency, Hussaini Abdullahi, confirmed the
incident, adding that the boat hit a tree in the river and broke into
two.
Abdullahi said that the agency had been
in touch with the community to get the accurate number of those involved
in the accident.
He also said the passengers were coming
from Kebbi State “to see an inscription by Prophet Muhammad on a stone
inside the River Niger.”
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