BY MAYOWA SAMUEL
No fewer than 103 persons, including a father and his four children, perished in a boat mishap at Egbu village, in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The incident reportedly happened on Monday when the deceased persons were returning from a marriage ceremony they had attended at a neighbouring village, Egboti, in Niger State.
The waves of the river reportedly hit the boat against a tree, causing it to capsize and leaving passengers dead.
No fewer than 50 bodies had so far been recovered as of the time of filing this report.
The deceased persons were said to have taken off from Kpada village to be part of the marriage ceremony at Egboti village.
The boat was carrying over 300 passengers on a return trip from the venue of the marriage ceremony when it went under at Egbu village, according to reports.
Sixty-nine persons were said to have lost their lives from Egbu village, 36 from Gakpan village and four from Kpada village in the Patigi council of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
He said the Command had despatched the Divisional Police Officer of Patigi council to get more information on the incident.
