Niger Boat Mishap: 28 bodies recovered, 7 missing

Niger Boat Mishap: 28 bodies recovered, 7 missing

INEC ad hoc staff afloat after a boat mishap in Ilaje area of Ondo State

No fewer than 28 bodies have been recovered by divers from the scene of Saturday’s boat mishap in Tijana village of  Munya Local Government Area of Niger.

Mallam Ahmed Inga, the Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, told newsmen in Minna on Sunday that the number of people on board was about 100.

According to him, 28 bodies have been recovered, 65 people rescued, while search for the remaining seven was ongoing.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a local boat carrying about 100…

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