{"id":115438,"date":"2024-11-29T13:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T12:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115438"},"modified":"2024-11-29T13:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T12:33:28","slug":"eight-persons-killed-scores-missing-after-boat-carrying-over-200-people-capsized-in-niger-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/eight-persons-killed-scores-missing-after-boat-carrying-over-200-people-capsized-in-niger-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Persons Killed, Scores Missing After Boat Carrying Over 200 People Capsized In Niger State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817058031277984253\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least eight people have been confirmed dead following a boat accident in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817058031277984253-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nEyewitnesses say the boat, belonging to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, on their way to the Katcha weekly market when it capsized.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy threw everyone on board into the water.<\/p>\n<p>Local divers have been working tirelessly to recover the bodies of the victims, with eight bodies recovered so far.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com leant that search and rescue operations continue as authorities strive to locate the remaining passengers.<\/p>\n<p>This disaster follows a similar boat accident on the Muwo Gbajibo River in Mokwa Local Government Area on October 1, 2024, which also resulted in many fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary reports suggest that none of the passengers were wearing life jackets, a factor that likely contributed to the high death toll.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not yet issued an official statement, but an investigation is expected.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least eight people have been confirmed dead following a boat accident in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger. 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