JUST IN: FOUR DEAD IN SOKOTO BOAT MISHAP
By Agency Report
Four people lost their lives in a boat accident at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The incident was confirmed by Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, Head of the Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Sokoto.
He said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening.
He explained that a combined rescue team from NEMA, Nigerian Red Cross, Fire Services and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and local divers recovered the dead bodies on Monday.
āBased on investigation, 24 persons were involved in the incident, but 19 of them have been rescued.
āOne dead body was recovered on Sunday and yesterday we recovered additional three, bringing the number of deaths to four.
āOne person is still missing, but search and rescue is still ongoing,ā he said.
The NEMA official thanked the state and local governments and members of the community for their support so far towards the success of the rescue operations. (NAN)
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