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Another Boat Mishap in Sokoto. Several Lives Feared Dead.
Another Boat Mishap in Sokoto. Several Lives Feared Dead.
There was another boat mishap on the evening of Thursday 28th August 20025 in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State that has thrown several communities into mourning.
Special Advicer to the state governor on Emergency Management Aminu Liman Bodinga confirmed the accident saying “officials have been dispatched to the accident scene for search and rescue operations”.
Bodinga also confirmed that the state emergency management agency (SEMA) was working with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to rescue survivors and recovered victims.
This tragedy is the third in the state happening within a month and heightening fears over safety on the state’s waterways.
According to reports, the boat conveying the passengers was overloaded and capsized throwing all passengers into the water.
The actual number of casualties is uncertain as at the time of filling this report.