On January 4, 10 bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 100 women and children.
The boat had broken apart on a river in Kebbi State. The accident occurred as the vessel returning from a farm on the River Niger broke in half as it approached Samanaji village in the Koko-Besse district.
The National President of the Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transport of Nigeria, Ganiyu Tarzan, who recently spoke to The PUNCH, said it had been a tug of war getting passengers to put on life jackets.“We usually talk to the state chairmen to educate their members on safety measures to ensure that all passengers in their boat put on life jackets. It is true that life jackets are expensive but not as expensive as life itself.”All rights reserved.
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