The Kwara State Police Command has released a detailed account of Monday's boat mishap that killed over 100 persons. According to a statement issued on
The Kwara State Police Command has released a detailed account of Monday’s boat mishap that killed over 100 persons.
He said information was received by the Divisional Police Officer of Patigi Divisional Headquarters to the effect that a boat accident occurred around the River Niger axis. “The boat was said to have conveyed about 250 people from a village called Gboti via Patigi after a wedding ceremony to Ebu Village and Dzakan Village, all within Patigi local government area.
” All efforts to draw the attention of the villagers hosting the wedding ceremony for assistance by the persons in the boat proved abortive, leading to the deaths of about one hundred and six people, ” the spokesman added.
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