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JUST IN: 15 Die In Boat Mishap
- No fewer than 15 people have reported dead while several others are still missing in a boat mishap in Tijana, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State.
- It was gathered that the local boat was carrying over 60 people when it capsized due to a heavy windstorm.
No fewer than 15 people have reported dead while several others are still missing in a boat mishap in Tijana, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State.
The boat mishap was said to have occurred at about 6:00 pm on Saturday when the villagers were returning from a local market in Zumba, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that the local boat was carrying over 60 people when it capsized due to a heavy windstorm.
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Some of the victims, it was gathered, were returnees who had earlier fled their homes due to bandits’ attacks in the state.
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the incident was confirmed by the Sarkin Kasuwan (Head of the Market) of Zumba, Mallam Adamu Ahmed, noting that 17 people have been rescued alive through the efforts of local divers who swung into action immediately after the boat mishap was reported.
The local divers were said to have defied the heavy downpour to continue their rescue operation as of the time of writing this report.
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