No fewer than 100 persons including a father and his four children have reportedly been confirmed dead following a boat mishap at Egbu village in the Patigi local government area of Kwara state.
Meanwhile, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Patigi on the devastating news of a boat mishap in which dozens of people were feared killed and many others still missing.
Africa Today News, New York gathered from eyewitnesses that the incident happened on Monday when the deceased was returning from a marriage ceremony at neighbouring Egboti village in Niger State.
It was also gathered that river waves took the boat and hit a tree, leading to the boat capsizing and leaving many people dead.
The entire Egboti community has been turned into mourning as no fewer than 50 bodies have so far been recovered from the incident.
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Sources in the village told our correspondent that the deceased persons had taken off from Kpada village to be part of the marriage ceremony at Egboti village.
Sources also said that the boat was taking over 300 passengers on a return trip from the venue of the marriage ceremony when it capsized at Egbu village.
The people, who gave details of the incident, said that 69 persons lost their lives from Egbu village, 36 from Gakpan village, and four from Kpada village in the Patigi local government area of the state.
When contacted, the state police command Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr. Okasanmi Ajayi who confirmed the incident to reporters on Tuesday wednesday stressing that, the state police command has despatched the Divisional Police Officer of Patigi local government area of the state to garner more information on the incident”.
He said that there was a scanty report of a boat that capsized carrying about 100 people in a village in Patigi local government area of the state adding that he will provide more information on the incident as soon as he has it