A yet-to-be-determined number of persons were reportedly missing after a boat ferrying about 100 passengers across the River Benue in the Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba State capsized.
A good number of the passengers were said to be returning from Mayoreneyo Fish Market in Ardo Kola Local Government Area en route to Binnari town in Karim Lamido local government area when the accident happened over the weekend. None of the passengers, it was learned, wore a life jacket.
A member of the Taraba State House of Assembly, representing Karim Lamido 2 state constituency, Anas Shuaibu, in a statement yesterday on his Facebook page, expressed sadness over the incident.
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He condoled with the families of those who have lost loved ones in the unfortunate incident.
The acting chairman of inland water transporters in Taraba State, Jidda Mayoreneyo, while speaking to newsmen, said 15 bodies were recovered close to the scene of the incident.
The Taraba State Police Command spokesman, Abdullahi Usman, a Superintendent of Police (SP), when contacted, said the command has yet to get any reports about the incident.
