No fewer than nine people died in a boat mishap that occured in Birjingo Village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto.
ASP. Muhammad Sadiq, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Sokoto, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Thursday.
According to Sadiq, the accident occurred on Wednesday.
“The number of passengers travelling in the boat has yet to be ascertained, as a search team is still working to recover other victims’ bodies.
“Immediately the accident occurred, many of the passengers were rescued and three bodies were later recovered.
“Today (Thursday), six other bodies were recovered and search is still on to recover others,” he told NAN.
Commenting, the Caretaker Chairman, Goronyo Local Government area, Alhaji Zakari Shinaka, said that immediately the accident happened, the council engaged over 50 local divers, who succeeded in rescuing some of the victims alive.
Shinaka, however, advised boat operators to avoid…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
