By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja
A ship mishap in Kogi State has claimed twenty lives.
The mishap occurred on River Niger, Tuesday at about 4:30pm in Ibaji Native Authorities space of Kogi State with many others nonetheless declared lacking.
An eye fixed witness, Mr. James Otoga who stated that the unhappy incident occurred within the night of Tuesday.
In response to him, the boat totally loaded with folks departed from Onugwa group in Ibaji heading to Ilushi market, capsized leaving many individuals useless.
“The boat was totally loaded with our folks going to marketplace for the primary of October celebration. Solely 5 survival have surfaced but and 20 our bodies have been recovered to date and extra of our persons are mendacity lifeless beneath the river Niger.
“Even those that got here for a burial in Onugwa and have been returning again to Ilushi have been additionally lacking. We’re but to verify the variety of folks onboard and those that survived” he acknowledged.
Confirming the incident the Chairman, Ibaji native authorities space, Hon. Ugeh Emmanuel by means of a phone dialog with journalists described the incident as probably the most disastrous within the historical past of the native authorities, saying many individuals have misplaced their lives within the accident.
“As I’m talking with you now, no physique can authoritatively say that is the precise variety of casualties. And once more we cannot even verify the variety of folks onboard proper from their departure time.
“This can be a very critical accident, the boat haven’t even reached Ilushi when the mishap occurred round 4:30pm. A lot of the victims have been shifting to Ilushi for the cerebration of first October which has been a convention in the neighborhood earlier than they met their premature loss of life,” he stated.
Recalled that within the final one yr there was quite a few boat mishaps in Kogi, Niger and different riverine states the place many individuals misplaced their lives.
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