Boat mishap
Tragedy as over 100 feared dead in Taraba boat mishap
A tragedy has occurred has a boat with over 100 passengers capsized midway in water at Benue River onward Taraba State on Saturday.
Indications are that the occupants are traders, women and children, heading for Binnari town in Karim-Lamido local government area of Taraba State.
Many of the passengers were said to be returning from Mayoreneyo fish market in Ardo-Kola LGA of the state.
The boat was said to have also left Mayoreneyo local jetty at about 3.30pm, only to capsize 40 minutes later.
Indications are that the boat had earlier conveyed the passengers from Binnari to Mayoreneyo.
Operators of the local jetty indicated that none of the passengers had life jacket when the incident occurred.
Acting chairman of inland water transporters in Taraba State, Jidda Mayoreneyo, was quoted as saying about 15 bodies had been recovered close to the scene.
Chairman, caretaker committee of Ardo-Kola, Alhaji Dalhatu Kawu, confirmed the incident, describing it as tragic.
Police spokesman in Taraba, SP Abdullahi Usman, said he was yet to receive report of incident.
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