“Names of Survivors Will Be Made Public Soon”: Police Says as 103 Wedding Guests Die After Boat Accident

• No fewer than 103 wedding guests from Kwara state lost their lives while returning from a marriage ceremony in a neighbouring village
• The victims died after the boat transporting them capsized at Egbu village in the Patigi Local Government Area of the state
• The Police PRO, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the boat mishap, promised to release the names of survivors

Patigi, Kwara state -Tragedy struck in Kwara state on June 12, as 103 people returning from a marriage ceremony died after their boat capsized at Egbu village in the Patigi Local Government Area of the state.

According to The PUNCH, the 103 victims, including a father and his four children, were returning from a marriage ceremony at neighbouring Egboti village in Niger state when a river wave took control of the boat, hit it against a tree, and capsized it.

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Sources in the village attributed the accident to the overloading of the boat

The State Police spokesperson, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the tragic incident in an update, added that the names of the survivors will be published soon.

He said:

“The names of survivors will be made public as soon as they are available.”

It was gathered that about 50 bodies of passengers had been recovered from the incident.

The Transition Implementation Committee Chairman, Patigi LGA, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Liman, quoting a community leader, Alhassan Bala Mohammed, said about 110 passengers reportedly died in the accident.

His words:

“About 110 people died in the boat mishap in our area. We’re going to tell you about the tragedy and unforgettable memory that occurred to my people from our village and other neighbouring villages close to us.

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“Our village people went to a wedding ceremony in another village called Gboti and the boat carried about 270 people, and almost 110 people were lost.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Kwara State government on Monday, June 5, approved a palliative measure for civil servants.

The government said the tentative measure is intended to bring some ease to workers following the removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government.

KWASU: Tragedy strikes as popular lecturer dies while sleeping

Legit.ng also reported that the entire community of the Kwara State University, Malete, has been struck by tragedy following the sad news that Dr Ajeigbe Issa has died in his sleep.

According to the university's circular sighted by Legit.ng, Dr Issa, before his demise, was the Head of the Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education and Acting Director of Sports at the institution.

Source: Legit.ng