Capsized passenger boat: 32 dead
According to the Daily Trust newspaper, a boat carrying about 50 passengers sank in the Benue River in the Karim Lamido area of Taraba State over the weekend.
32 PEOPLE DIED
In the incident, 32 people, including 20 children, lost their lives and many people went missing.
Taraba State Senior Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Emmanuel Bello, in a statement, described this incident as a “tragedy”, which occurred days after a similar incident occurred in Taraba, Karim Lamido Governorate.
THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED
Bello stated that various investigations are being carried out to find out the causes of boat accidents in the state.
The boat carrying more than 100 passengers returning to Taraba State from the fish market in the Mayorenero region of Nigeria sank in the Benue River on Saturday, October 28.
During the rescue efforts initiated after the accident, the bodies of 18 people were found. It was announced that 70 people aboard the ship were still missing. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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