In yet another national tragedy, 106 wedding guests died following a boat accident at Egbu village, in Patigi local government area of Kwara State. Persons
killed in this tragedy of monumental proportion are residents of Ebu, Dzakan, Kpada, Kuchalu, and Sampi communities, all of Patigi council area of the state. The victims who were returning from a wedding ceremony at a village in Niger State, died when the boat conveying them capsized.
For instance, in 2021 alone, unconfirmed reports put the number of persons killed in different boat-related accidents across the country at 250. In another report, no fewer than 701 persons were said to have lost their lives in about 52 boat accidents that occurred in the country in 2022. The states of Niger, Kebbi, Lagos, Anambra, Benue, Jigawa, Delta, Kogi, Taraba and Sokoto, have at various times experienced boat mishaps which have led to loss of human lives and property.
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