BREAKING: Children, Women Die in Anambra as Another Boat Capsizes
- A number of people, including women and children, have been reportedly feared dead in a boat accident on the River Niger in Anambra
- The victims, whose identities were yet to be confirmed, were said to be coming from Kogi state when the incident happened on Sunday morning on the Onitsha bank
- Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of the Anambra state police command, confirmed the incident, adding that an investigation was already underway
Onitsha, Anambra - Several people, including women and children, on a yet-to-be-identified boat, have been reported to have been feared dead when their boat capsized on the River Niger water.
According to The Punch, the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, as some Nigerians were seen rescuing the victims of the accident around the Onitsha bank.
This development aligned with a video of the accident making rounds on social media on Sunday.
As of the time of writing this report, the casualty number could not be figured out, but it was learnt that the passengers were coming from Kogi state.
Police confirm Anambra boat mishaps
The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Anambra state police command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, adding that the situation had been put under control.
The police boss said the marine operative of the force responded swiftly following a distress call from the area.
His statement reads in part:
“Preliminary information revealed that the boat was from Kogi State, conveying goods and passengers before the unfortunate incident occurred."
Ikenga maintained that the cause of the accident was yet to be known, adding that the investigation was ongoing.
Man laments death of wife, three children in Anambra boat accident
Legit.ng earlier reported that a 60-year-old Anambra man, identified as Benard Achonu, lost his three children and wife to a boat accident in the state.
Achonu and his family were said to be running away from the disaster that had besieged their home and moving to another city without flood.
The boat they entered, which was carrying 80 passengers, reportedly capsized at the Umunnakwo in the Ogbaru local government area of the state.
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