Survivors of the Monday's fatal boat mishap in Egbu village of Patigi local government area of Kwara State, have narrated how the incident happened in the
Survivors of the Monday’s fatal boat mishap in Egbu village of Patigi local government area of Kwara State, have narrated how the incident happened in the midnight.LEADERSHIP reports that 106 passengers lost their lives to the boad accident.
One of the survivors of the fatal boat mishap, Ibrahim Mohammed, from Ebu village, said: “We had gone to Egboti village in Niger State for a wedding ceremony. So, around 3am we decided to start our return trip to Patigi. Three minutes after we started the journey, the boat collapsed. It broke and we all fell into the river. We were over 200 and there were more women and children in the capsized boat.
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