103 wedding guests die in Kwara boat mishap

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No fewer than 103 persons have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap at Egbu village in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.

It was gathered that the victims died after the boat conveying them while returning from a wedding ceremony capsized in the early hours of Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Speaking on the incident, the Transition Implementation Committee Chairman, Patigi, Mohammed Liman, put the number of passengers that died in the boat mishap at 110.

Liman, while quoting from a statement by one Alhassan Bala Mohammed, a community leader in the area, said: “About 110 people died in the boat mishap in our area.

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“We’re going to tell you about the tragedy and unforgettable memory that occurred to my people from our village and other neighbouring villages close to us.

“Our village people went to a wedding ceremony in another village called Gboti and the boat carried about 270 people, and almost 110 people were lost.

“This is an unforgettable memory and tragedy in the history of our village,” he said.

Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, said 103 people died in the incident, adding that the names of the survivors would be published soon.

The Star