Tragedy struck Kwara state on Monday 12 June as 103 people returning home from a wedding ceremony died after their boat capsized in Egbu town under Patigi local government of the state.
According to The PUNCH newspaper, the 103 people, including the father and his four children, were returning from a wedding ceremony in Egboti, near Niger State, when the boat was overturned by a flood and struck a tree. and sank the ship.
City officials attributed the accident to the ship’s overload
Spokesperson for the police in the state, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed that the incident was tragic in an update, also said that the names of the survivors will be released soon, PUNCH newspaper said.
He said,
“The names of the survivors will be made public as they are.”
It was gathered that about 50 bodies of passengers have been recovered from the incident
The Transition Implementation Committee Chairman, Patigi LGA, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Liman, while quoting from a statement by a community leader, Alhassan Bala Mohammed, said that about 110 passengers reportedly died in the accident.
He said,
βAbout 110 people died in the boat mishap in our area. Weβre going to tell you about the tragedy and unforgettable memory that occurred to my people from our village and other neighbouring villages close to us.
βOur village people went to a wedding ceremony in another village called Gboti and the boat carried about 270 people, and almost 110 people were lost.β
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