Tag: Boat Mishap
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Boat mishap: 19 drown in Kwara boat mishap
No fewer than 19 children have been reportedly drowned in a boat mishap on Saturday in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara. The boat, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt, was conveying the victims across River Niger for a programme at a traditional wedding ceremony in a community in Niger. The boat, conveying…
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Sad! How man, Joseph Blackson died after rescuing 13 persons in boat mishap
It has been revealed that the residents of Bakama in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have hailed the heroic effort of a young contractor, Joseph Blackson, who saved 13 passengers, but lost his life during the boat accident that claimed the lives of six persons on Saturday. According to Punch, it was…
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’99 killed in boat accidents in Kebbi…’
No fewer than 99 persons died in six boat mishaps that occurred in Kebbi, Niger and Lagos States between April and September, according to a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria. The survey was conducted in Kebbi, Niger and Lagos States. Two boat mishaps each were recorded on River Niger, Niger and Lagos State,…
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Boat Mishap: 7 dead, 136 missing in Kebbi
No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when a boat carrying 150 passengers returning from Malali Market capsized along River Niger. The Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad, confirmed this to newsmen in Ngaski…