Zamfara Boat Mishap: Five rescued, nine bodies recovered …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed the rescue of five persons and recovery of nine bodies from the boat accident that occurred on Sunday in Mashayar Yandaga River in Gummi Local Area of Zamfara State.
NEMA said that the boat involved in the incident was conveying over 40 passengers and crewmen when it capsized as a result of overload and high river currents.
In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by the Head of the Press Unit, Manzo Ezekiel, the agency, said…
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