The boat accident according to reports, led to the death of over 100 people, who were wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of the state.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, offered condolences to Nigeria over the boat mishap, which occurred in Kwara State.
The boat, carrying around 250 passengers travelling from a wedding ceremony, capsized in the early hours of Monday morning in North-Central Kwara state, police and local officials said. The boat accident according to reports, led to the death of over 100 people, who were wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of the stateSpokesperson for the Secretary-General, Mr Stéphane Dujarric stated this at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York.
“I can tell you that we, along with our UN team in Nigeria, have expressed our sincere condolences to the families of those who died in the tragic capsized boat accident on the Niger River, many of them women and children.Related News
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