Boat accident leaves 7 dead, 133 people missing in Kebbi state

No fewer than seven people have been declared dead and seven hospitalized when a boat carrying 150 passengers capsized 

The accident occurred on Friday, April 14, when the boat returning from Malali Market struck a branch of tree in the water and capsized.Seven people have confirmed dead and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi
The Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad, confirmed this to News sources  in Ngaski on Saturday.

He said that all efforts were on going between fishermen and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to rescue the missing passengers. “As soon as we had got the hint of the mishap, we put a call to the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority to assist in  rescuing the missing passengers. “

All the people on board were missing, but as rescue and search continue wide and deep of the river intensified, 14 people have been found so far; seven died and seven have been Hospitalized in Ngaski,” he said. News sources gathered that the accident took place when the boat on transit carrying 150 passengers hit a branch of tree in the water and capsized.