Nigeria: Boat Accident – Niger Emergency Agency Intensifies Search, Rescue Operation

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) is intensifying a search and rescue operation following a boat mishap in Gabjibo community of Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.

Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, the Director-General of NSEMA, made this known in a statement in Minna on Wednesday.

“The boat mishap occurred last night Oct. 1, around 8:30 pm on the River Niger upstream Jebba dam.

“The boat was carrying approximately 300 passengers, mostly women and children, was travelling from…