Kebbi: Death trap for boat travellers
— 29th June 2018
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin-Kebbi
Kebbi State has become a major death trap for boat travellers arising from instances of mishaps on its very many rivers and waterways. In recent times, there have been several cases of these fatal mishaps, resulting in injuries and deaths as well as in inconsolable loss to the victims’ families and communities.
To many of these communities, the attraction to travel distance by boat, despite the inherent risk, is only but natural and historical. It has been one of their means of transportation from times past just as many have found it more convenient to convey their goods and wares to different markets in different adjoining communities.
At Bagodo, businessmen, smugglers and car dealers from Niger Republic and Nigeria use locally made boats to convey their goods to…
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