Nine bodies, including two women and seven men, have been recovered following a tragic boat accident that occurred in Gbajibo, Niger State.
The victims were among the 300 passengers travelling from Mundi Community to attend the Maulid celebration at Gbajibo on Tuesday night when the boat capsized.
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency confirmed that 150 passengers were rescued immediately, while another 150 remain unaccounted for.
The boat, which was carrying mostly women and children, capsized during the journey.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Director General of NSEMA, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed that the search and rescue operations were still ongoing as efforts continued to recover more victims from the river.
“Nine corpses have been recovered in the Gbajibo boat accident. Two females and seven men,” Baba-Arah said in a brief update.
He further explained…