Catastrophe has struck the Tijana community of Munya Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday following a boat mishap that claimed the lives of over 15 villagers on board the ill-fated boat inside a river in the area.
A similar boat mishap had occurred in the area that claimed over 13 lives in 2017 when a passenger Wooden boat with no fewer than about 30 people on board capsized midway into their journey to the same Zumba market.
The latest boat was said to have capsized at about 6:00 pm on Saturday when the villagers were said to be returning from a local market in Zumba in Shiroro local government area of the state.
Mallam Adamu Ahmed, Sarkin Kasuwa (Head of the Market) of Zumba, who confirmed the incident, said the local wooden boat carrying no fewer than about 60 passengers on board capsized due to a heavy windstorm that heralded a heavy downpour.
“About 17 people have been rescued alive through the efforts of local divers who swung into action shortly after the incident happened following a distress call by concerned people around the scene of the boat mishap.
“Among the victims were some returnees including women and children who had earlier fled their homes with their children due to armed bandit attacks,” He said.
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