Four persons have d!ed in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Head of Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
He said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening, August 11.
He explained that a combined rescue team from NEMA, Nigerian Red Cross, Fire Services and the State Emergency Management Agency and local divers recovered the d@ad bodies on Monday.
Based on investigation, 24 persons were involved in the incident but 19 of them have been rescued.
One d@ad body was recovered on Sunday and yesterday we recovered an additional three, bringing the number of deaths to four.
”One person is still missing but search and rescue is still ongoing,” he said.
The NEMA official thanked the state and local governments, and members of the community for their support so far toward the success of the rescue operations.
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