Boat mishap: Seven die, 136 missing in Kebbi

No fewer than seven persons have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State when a boat carrying 150 passengers capsized along River Niger.
The boat was returning with the passengers returning from Malali Market.
The Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ngaski on Saturday.
Muhammad said efforts were ongoing by fishermen and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority to rescue the missing passengers.
He said: “As soon as we had got the hint of the mishap, we put a call to the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority to help rescue the missing passengers.
“All the people on board were missing, but as rescue and search continued wide and deep of the river, 14 people have been discovered; seven dead and seven have been taken to Ngaski Hospital.”
NAN gathered that the accident occurred when the boat hit the branch of a tree in the water and capsized.
Ngaski Local Government Area is two hours away from the river where the incident happened.
NAN.