NO fewer than 76 persons are missing in a boat mishap that occurred in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
It was gathered that the tragedy took place at the weekend in Umunnankwo community.
Eyewitnesses said, the ill-fated boat, which had about 85 persons on board, took off from Onukwu Bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba before it capsized.
According to Pascal Anieg- buna, the transition committee chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area, “while some of the passengers were rescued, several others, unfortunately, lost their lives.
A source in SEMA who craved anonymity because he was not yet authorised to speak on the development said, “An…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
