From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago has commiserated with the Government and people of Kwara state over the boat mishap that claimed 103 lives.
Governor Umaru Bago in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim expressed shock and concern over the disaster that claimed lives in some communities in Kwara State, bordering Mokwa local government area of Niger State.
He commended the efforts of Mokwa local government council Chairman and the Acting Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) for taking necessary steps to rescue some people.
The Governor however advised the people especially those around riverine communities to ensure the use of live jackets when boarding a boat and avoid midnight boarding and overcrowding of boats.
About 33 dead bodies have been recovered so far while rescue mission is said to be ongoing, just as the affected communities are Ebu, Dzaka, Para and Kpada all under Patigi Emirate Council in Kwara State.
According to report, the boat that capsized conveyed wedding guests and was said to be returning them from Egboti community in Mokwa local government area of Niger State to the neighbouring Kwara State between two and three o’clock in the morning.
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