The ill-fated wooden boat was conveying about 300 passengers from Kwara State to an event in neighbouring Niger State when it capsised at Gbajibo in Mokwa LGA of Niger State.
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He said 20 more bodies were recovered on Thursday by local divers working with the officials of NSEMA and NEMA, bringing the total number of deaths to 36.Some relatives of the victims of the ill-fated boat and community members have recounted their experiences.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.
Mr Gbajibo, who was part of those who received the entourage of the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Danladi Salihu, told our correspondent that the community needs motorcycles. Haron Yohana lost five family members. He said he bid them a safe trip but never realised that was the last time he would see them alive.
Another community member who preferred anonymity told PREMIUM TIMES last night that the boat broke in two parts in the middle of the water because of overloading. “Over a hundred people lost their breadwinners because a majority of the victims were fathers and husbands.” He ordered NIWA to expand the scope of its surveillance of inland waters to ensure our people’s safety and prosecute boat operators violating the ban on night sailing.
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