Niger boat mishap: 7 bodies recovered

Abiodun OBA

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) says the bodies of the seven victims of the mishap had been recovered.

Ahmed Inga, the Director-General of the agency, told newsmen in Minna on Wednesday that only the driver and a woman survived the boat mishap that occurred on Sunday at Zhigiri village, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.

the bodies of the seven victims of the mishap had also been recovered.

Inga said the mishap occurred while the boat was sailing to Dnaweto, a neighbouring village in the hinterland, for a naming ceremony.

He said that the passengers of the boat were nine and they took off from Zhijigiri village to Dnaweto village.

According to him, the boat sailed on the water from the ongoing construction of the Zungeru hydroelectric power dam.

“The boat driver and a lady survived while seven-person lost their lives to the unfortunate incident.

“The bodies of the deceased have been recovered and buried,” he said.