A passenger boast conveying passengers over the River Naija has been reported to have capsized leading to the death of at least seven persons.
The tragedy struck yesterday as the boast carrying 150 passengers returning from from Malali Market, Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State hit a tree branch leading to the boat mishap/
The Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara state, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad while confirming the tragedy noted that efforts were ongoing by fishermen in collaboration with the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, to rescue the missing passengers.
He said: “As soon as we got hint of the mishap, we put a call to NIWA to help rescue the missing passengers.
“All the people on board were missing, but as rescue and search continue wide and deep of the river intensified, 14 people have been discovered; seven died and seven haven taking to Ngaski Hospital.”
