Tag: Boat Mishap
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15 die in Niger boat mishap, several others missing
A boat mishap in Niger state has left 15 persons dead with several others still missing. According to reports, the boat mishap occurred at about 6:00 pm on Saturday when the villagers were returning from a local market in Zumba, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The Sarkin Kasuwan (Head of the Market) of…
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Customs officer drowns in boat mishap
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command (WMC), on Wednesday said it lost an officer in a boat mishap on Monday. The Public Relations Officer, Idaho Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. He said that the incident occurred at about 1810hrs, March 22, while operatives of the command, Akere Surveillance/Monitoring team under…
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41 persons drown in DR Congo boat mishap
The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, which lies between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), official sources told PANA ijn Kinshasa on Saturday. An administrative source in Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri in the North-East of DR Congo said the…
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Boat mishap: Police confirm recovery of bodies of 6 personnel in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa has announced the recovery of bodies of the six policemen who went missing after a boat mishap in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Dec. 4 when one of the speed boats conveying 11police personnel from…
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Boat mishap: Gov. Ortom urges community to cooperate with rescue team
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has urged members of Kwaghter community, where a boat capsized, to cooperate with the police rescue team to locate those missing. Sympathising with people over the incident, Ortom in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase on Monday in Makurdi, described the incident as painful and…
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One missing, three rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says one person is still missing while three rescued on Tuesday’s boat mishap at Lekki Shoreline, Lekki Phase 1, in the state. The General Manager, LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos. Emmanuel said: “At about 4.30 p.m on the June…
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Boat mishap: 4 persons missing, 3 policemen, 15 others rescued
The Police Command in Delta State has said four persons were still missing following the rescue of three policemen and fifteen other persons in a boat mishap in Delta State. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the boat mishap occurred along the water way at Ureju community, Warri North local government area of the State during the Governorship…
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Police in Delta confirm 4 missing in boat mishap
Police in Delta have confirmed four persons missing in a boat mishap which occurred in the Benin River, Warri North Local Government Area of the state. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Chucks Orisewezie confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday in Warri. Orisewezie said, ” a boat loaded with…
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28 die in three boat mishaps in Niger
The Niger State Commissioner of Transport, Engineer Ibrahim Panti has disclosed that 28 lives were lost in three boat mishaps in the state. Just as he said that 3000 life jackets have been purchased to be used by boat travelers in a bid to reduce casualties recorded during boat mishaps. The Commissioner said that from…
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19 die in Kwara boat mishap
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the Emir of Lafiagi, Alhaji Saadu Kawu Haliru, on the death of some indigenes in a boat mishap at the Chewuru Ferry Port. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, the governor described the death of the victims as unfortunate and a great loss…