A passenger boat carrying over 100 people, including women and children capsized in Benue River Saturday afternoon.
A Daily Trust report revealed that the passengers were mostly local traders who were returning to Binnari, a community in Karim –None of the passengers were wearingg life jackets
The Caretaker Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government, Dalhatu Kawu, also confirmed the accident to the newspaper. He described it as tragic.A few weeks ago, a boat carrying 40 passengers from Niger State to Kebbi State capsized. States like Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Adamawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Kano witness a high rate of boat mishaps which are blamed on several reasons including lack of life jackets, overloading of boats, and violations of safety reasons among others.
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