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14 feared dead in Benue boat mishap

A reported boat accident at Fada village in Benue State's Guma Local Government Area, LGA, left 14 people feared dead. The dead were reporte...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief September 22, 2022
Updated September 22, 2022 at 5:12 PM
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A reported boat accident at Fada village in Benue State's Guma Local Government Area, LGA, left 14 people feared dead.

The dead were reportedly traders who boarded the unfortunate vessel at the Ikyaave River Benue crossing point in Guma LGA with the intention of travelling to a market in neighbouring Buruku LGA when the vessel capsized.

The disaster was confirmed by Dr. Mike Ubah, Chairman of Guma LGA, who called it tragic and heartbreaking.

He said “the accident happened on Tuesday when they were going to the market at Buruku LGA after boarding the boat at Ikyaave crossing in Guma LGA.

“After the accident some of victims were rescued alive but 14 of the victims died in the mishap and some of the corpses have been recovered.”

Confirming the accident, the Benue State Police Commissioner in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent, SP, Catherine Anene said the ill fated boat was conveying 40 passengers when it sank near Fada village.

The police in the statement said 26 persons were rescued and taken to the hospital while six corpses were recovered and eight others remained unaccounted for.

Part of the statement read, “on Tuesday at about 1pm a boat conveying 40 persons from Guma LGA to Buruku LGA for business capsized in the river around Fada village in Guma LGA.

“The combined efforts of the police and fishermen in the area led to the rescue of 26 person’s who were taken to hospital for treatment. Six corpses have so far been recovered while a search for the remaining eight persons is on going.

“The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wale Abass, commiserates with families and friends of the dead while advising travellers who choose water transport to employ maximum safety measures while traveling on water especially now that the volume of water is very high.”
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