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Kebbi Boat Accident: 36 Bodies Recovered, Many More Still Missing

Tunde Serano May 27, 2021 0

Rescue workers have on Thursday pulled three dozen bodies from the water after an overcrowded riverboat that capsized in Ingaski Local Government Area of Kebbi state on Wednesday. Survivors and officials said only 20 people were…

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Kebbi Boat Mishap: National Inland Waterways Declares 4 Dead, 156 Missing

Sylvia LANO May 26, 2021 0

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has declared 156 persons missing in the boat mishap which occurred in Kebi State on Wednesday. Mr Yusuf Birma, NIWA area manager in Yauri Kebbi State, disclosed this, adding that the accident…