No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead while six others survived a boat mishap at Kanwa Dam in Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State.
The spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident on Sunday, April 23, revealed that one Umar Faruk-Dalada, reported the boat mishap to the service.
He said: “The incident occurred on Saturday, April 22, at about 05:40 p.m.
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“There are 11 persons on the boat; six were rescued alive, while five were rescued in an unconscious state.
“Names of those that lost their lives in the mishap are Abdulrazak Nabara, 40; Dalha Muktar-Atamma, 40; Mustapha Ibrahim, 45; Umar Isah, 35, and Umar Idris, 35.”
Abdullahi said the victims were from Fagge in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State
He stated that investigations into the boat mishap had commenced, adding that reports would be made available immediately after completion.
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