Boat Mishap Claims 11 Lives As 20 Others Get Rescued
A Boat mishap on River Benue in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State has claimed 11 lives with 20 others getting rescued. The Benue State Police Command confirmed the sad incident through her Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Catherine Anene.
Didactic Information Hut gathered that the incident happened on Saturday night when a wooden canoe, carrying traders across the river to Odenyi in Nasarawa State, capsized after colliding with a tree midway through the journey.
The victims were said to have finished trading at the Ocholonya market in Agatu LGA, and had set off around 8 pm. Eyewitnesses blamed the boat mishap on overloading by the canoe operator and the refusal of the passengers to yield to pleas for them to disembark, because they were eager to return home despite the late hour.
