Boat Capsizes With 22 Passengers Onboard In Niger – NSEMA
The Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Salihu Garba said no fewer than 22 passengers on board a boat from Kasabu village in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri, Kebbi State, has capsized.
Garba disclosed this to newsmen in Minna, the state capital, on Monday.
He said that the agency received a report of the boat incident that occurred on Monday between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.
He added that a survivor of the incident said that the boat had about 22 passengers on board.
He added that search and rescue operations were ongoing by the local divers and boat owners under the supervision of the agency’s desk officer in Agwara.
He said no passenger has been recovered yet, adding that the incident happened on Yauri market day.
He explained that it takes about 24 hours for any drowned person to surface atop the water.
He attributed the cause of the incident to water hyacinth coupled with strong waves.
- Kazeem Badmus
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