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60 Dead, 150 Rescued, 90 Still Missing In Niger State Overcrowded Boat Mishap ~ OsazuwaAkonedo
Oct 3, 2024
60 Dead, 150 Rescued, 90 Still Missing In Niger State Overcrowded Boat Mishap ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #boatmishap #Gbajibo #Maulud #Mokwa #Mundi #Niger #Nigeria #NSEMA https://osazuwaakonedo.news/60-dead-150-rescued-90-still-missing-in-niger-state-overcrowded-boat-mishap/03/10/2024/ #Issues Published: October 3rd, 2024 Reshared: October 3, 2024 9:00 pm It was a black Tuesday at the late hours of Nigeria 64th Independence Day Celebration
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it was a Black Tuesday at the late hours
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of Nigeria's 64th Independence Day
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celebration as overcrowded boat with
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estimated 300 persons on board
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apparently and entirely without safety
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jackets capsized at River Niger Upstream
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of jam when the boat that was coning the
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victims from Mundi Village for mud
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celebration turned upside down at majo
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community in MOA local government area
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of Niger State local government
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Authority in mocha Council area said
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over 60% were recovered from River
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lifeless by local divers who arrived the
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scene of the accident earlier when the
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incident occurred but the National
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Emergency agency NE said only 16 persons
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were confirmed dead on Wednesday but on
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Thursday the agency said more eight dead
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bodies were recovered from the river
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bring the nma figure to 24 nma in Niger
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State also stated on Wednesday that over
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150 persons were rescued alive from the
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boat accident that reportedly occurred
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around 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday night over
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300 persons were said to be on board the
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Wooden Boat when it capsized into the
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river Niger Channel's television in a
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post few hours ago published a video it
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said it exclusively obtained in which
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faces of the apparent victims were seen
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in large overcrowded Mana sitting inside
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a very longing Wooden Boat according to
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the TV station the video was taken
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before the boat
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capsized the video showed the boat users
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during the daytime a statement issued by
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abubakar dakani the press secretary to
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the council chairman of MOA local
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government it was reported that over 300
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passengers were on board when the boat
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capsized in bajo community area of river
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Niger D said that the boat was on route
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from Mundy to vajo for the annual mulu
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celebration when the accident occurred
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the press release also mentioned that
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Council chairman abdulah m confirmed the
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recovery of around 60 bodies along with
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the discovery of 10 survivors adding
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that rescue efforts are ongoing in
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collaboration with the state Emergency
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Management agency and local residents to
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recover others who remain missing in
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September 2023 a similar boat carrying
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over 50 passengers capsized resulting in
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the deaths of 24 individuals who were on
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their way to harvest crops the director
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general of the Niger State Emergency
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Management agency and Emma Abdullahi
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Baba ARA shared details about the
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accident he explained that the boat was
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on the river Niger near the jebber dam
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when it capsized the incident happened
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in the guo community in MOA at about
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8:30 p.m. on Tuesday the boat was
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returning from Mundi with almost 300
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passengers mostly women and children who
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had attended a mage celebration
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and Emma is working hard to find more
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survivors tearing up with the state
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Ministry of Transport local emergency
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committees divers and volunteers from
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the community thanks to their quick
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actions
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over50 people have been rescued so far
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just last week the Deputy Governor of
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the state C yakum Gamba mentioned that
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182 people had lost their leaves in both
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accidents across Niger St over the past
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3 years he shared this during an event
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for World Maritime day in Mina where he
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also announced the distribution of 33
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Fier glass bols to help make water
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travel safer Niger state government has
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commiserated with the bed families
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saying the reoccuring rates of both
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accidents in the state is worrisome
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St Governor fmer Mohamed omaru bagu
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expresses sadness over the boat mishap
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that OCC on River Niger Upstream J down
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at Mago community of mocha local
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government area which claimed lives of
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many people including women and children
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the former governor in a condolence
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message by his chief press secretary
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bologi ibraim describes the incident as
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unfortunate and disheartening he says
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the recurring cases of both mishaps in
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the state over the past few years is
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worrisome pointing out that government
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would redouble efforts to to ensure
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strict compliance to sub Mees to tell
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the ugly Trend the former Governor who
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sympathizes with the leadership and
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people of mocha local government area
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over the incident also commiserates with
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the family of the victims he prayed that
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Allah will Repose The Souls of The
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Departed Comfort the bereaved and Grant
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quick recovery to those injured it was
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reported that a b conveying about 300
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people mostly women and children was
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selling from Mundi Community for mulud
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celebration capsized on River Niger
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Upstream Jam at maajo Community MOA
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local government area the Niger State
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Emergency Management agency and Emma in
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collaboration with relevant MD local
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divers and volunteers among others are
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carrying out search and rescue
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operations about 150 people have been
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rescued alive so far while 16 copses
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have been covered the government press
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release rat as issued on Thursday
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