Family loses 10 members in boat accident
No fewer than 25 persons, including a family of 10, have lost their lives in a boat accident in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.
The incident reportedly happened around 2pm on Saturday when the victims were going to Zumba weekly market.
The Sarkin Ruwa Zumba, Umar Isah, estimated the number of casualties to be about 25.
According to him, the victims were travelling from Guni in Munya LGA to Zumba weekly market in Shiroro LGA when the boat came in contact with a tree log and capsized.
Isah noted that though the driver could not ascertain the number of passengers in his boat, a family lost 10 of its members, while another reported that 5 of its members were yet to be accounted for.
He added that many of the passengers who were travelling from Guni to Zumba market were yet to be accounted for.
Dr. Ibraihim Audu Hussaini,
Director, Information and Special Duties, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, (NSEMA), confirmed the incident but said the agency was yet to get full details of the casualties.
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