At least 18 bodies were recovered while six persons were declared missing after a boat capsized in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State.
A resident, Lawal Sakatare, who confirmed the incident, told Daily Trust that 24 persons on Sallah celebrations were onboard the ill-fated canoe when it capsized and 18 persons, majority of whom were young children, drowned.
“Fourteen of them were from Tsabu village while four were from Dogon Hawa village. Fifteen out of the 18 were buried in Mai’adua today (Thursday) while the remaining six persons on board are still missing,” he told the publication.
He added that a team from the affected villages was still on a search and rescue mission, trying to locate the remaining six even though hope of getting them alive had dimmed.
The Katsina state police command has not confirmed the incident.
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