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At least 24 dead, 30 rescued in Niger boat accident
Niger State received a tragedy on Sunday, September 10, 2023 as a boat, which claimed lives, capsized in Mokwa LGA of the state.
Twenty-four persons, mostly women and children, have been confirmed dead and over 30 people rescued, while a combined rescue operation by marine police & local divers in collaboration with Niger State Emergency Management Agency is still in progress.
The State governor, Mohammed Bago, who spoke on Sunday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the acc#d£nt as both terr#bbl£ and undesirable.
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“This is quite a shõcking and sorrowful situation to the people of the affected communities and I share in their sorrow. I pray that Allah will grant the deceased Aljannah Firdausi,” the statement read.
Many others were said to have been missing in the boat acc#d£nt, which occurred between 7.30 a.m. and 8 a.m. The acc#d£nt occurred in communities between Jebba and Kainji dam in Mokwa LGA of Niger State.
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