The Nigeria Inland Waterway Authority (NIWA) says the Kwara boat mishap that killed over 100 people was caused by an avoidable human error. TheCable had reported how over 100 passengers
The Nigeria Inland Waterway Authority says the Kwara boat mishap that killed over 100 people was caused by an avoidable human error.how over 100 passengers returning from a wedding event died after the boat conveying them capsized in Egbu village, in the Patigi LGA of the state.
The victims — including women and children — were said to be returning to their base in Patigi from Egboti, a community in Niger state.Speaking on Tuesday after paying a visit to the community to commiserate with the locals, George Moghalu, managing director of NIWA, said the boat was conveying over 250 people, all without life jackets. He added that the vessel’s engine was also weak.“The boat accident was due to human error that was avoidable,” he said.
“The boat was heavily overloaded. It had no business carrying over 250 passengers. It was practically impossible for the vessel to operate safely with that load.”“Our target is not only to know what happened but to stop such from happening again,” he said.
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