Tag: Capsize
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18 die as crowded canoe capsizes in Bauchi
No fewer than 18 persons were killed in a crowded canoe mishap which occurred at Zango Majiya village in Itas-Gadau Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Five people were also rescued in the boat accident. The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday when one Nuhu Kaila of Zango Majiya village ferried 23 people…
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Two die, four rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos
Two people have died and four others rescued as a fishing boat capsized around Offin Ibeshe, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The tragedy occurred around 7.00pm on Monday. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, confirmed the development. He said according to report, a fishing boat from Makoko Community with seven passengers…
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10 escape death as boat capsizes in Lagos
No fewer than 10 passengers escaped death on Tuesday’s evening, when their boat capsized on Lagos Waterways, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Alhaji Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Acting Coordinator in Lagos State, who made this known in a statement, said, “10 passengers were rescued live when their boat capsized. According to him, the…
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15 die as overcrowded canoe capsizes in Bauchi
The Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Alhaji Shehu Ningi, on Thursday said about 15 people were killed in an overcrowded canoe mishap at Gwaskaram village, Bauchi Local Governmane Area. Ningi confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi. He said the canoe was carrying passengers from…
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One dead, seven missing as boat capsizes in Delta
One person has been confirmed dead after a boat traveling from Ugborodo community in Warri South-West council area of Delta State capsized on Friday. At least seven persons have been declared missing following the accident. The incident, which occurred just three days after an intra-community fracas claimed two lives in the oil-rich Itsekiri community of…