Another boat mishap has occurred in Kokoli village in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger state with 18 people feared dead.

This tragedy came barely six days after the boat mishap in Malale village along River Niger in the LGA in which 26 lives were lost.

Our correspondent gathered that 10 corpses from the latest tragedy had being recovered.

It was also gathered that, out of the 18 feared dead, 16 were women.

It was gathered that the boat capsized while conveying traders from the weekly Thursday market from Kokoli village to Ulakami at about 4pm.

The boat was said to be carrying no fewer than 80 passengers when it suddenly broke into two half way into their journey.

One of the survivors, called Umar Ibrahim, told newsmen that they were only half way into their journey when the boat suddenly split into two with the passengers drowning.

According to him, “we had just gone to the middle of the journey which is about 10 kilometres when the boat split into two and people started screaming and falling into water”.

He said because of his experience in swimming, he was able to swim to safety and also able to rescue about 10 people, mainly women and children.

The survivor said the casualties would have been more if not for the rescue operation by the captain of the boat and other passengers in the boat who rose to the occasion by rescuing other passengers who could not swim.

The village head, Mohammed Garba, confirmed that after frantic search, 18 people were ascertained dead and recovered.

Source - www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/18-feared-dead-fresh-niger-boat-mishap/

Oh God,not again

again kwa?

Again
In less than 2wks

What is really happening? Are they not with life jackets or what? At least I know it does helps. Rip to the dead

Why's it that whenever something bad happens in Nigeria, it begins to trend. Did people just start traveling by boats in Nigeria. Why the sudden trend of Boats capsizing? An evil spirit must mean Nigeria.

Nigeria need spiritual cleansing with prayers. LIBERATION /DELIVERANCE PRAYERS IS A NECESSITY FOR NIGERIA

na wa o...hand work of PDP and APC

Since plane, boat and car no safe again, na trekking sure pass o, even to UK, when we reach red sea, na to call Moses number..

What happened to enforcing life-jackets by the authorities, NIWA has been a very quiet and daft agency, u will be amazed at how many people die in boat mishaps in this country where quota system and sycophancy has created a paralysed civil service

Oh my Lord, why all this tragedy? Nigeria is in too much trouble that we all need serious prayer.

We dont even know where to start

Plane crash still on ground now boat crash again

Afam4eva: Why's it that whenever something bad happens in Nigeria, it begins to trend. Did people just start traveling by boats in Nigeria. Why the sudden trend of Boats capsizing? An evil spirit must mean Nigeria.

my brother I don't knw all this years ppl have been traveling by water no bad news it nw dat 1 just happened it will start moving all over d country.God4bid.rip to d died

RIP

May God save Nigeria

Lets stop attributin every accident to d witches and wizard in our villages.
If d inccident is properly investigated it can not but b caused by unsafety acts of d captain which is OVERLOADING.
D boat might b overloaded wt goods 4rm d market and over maximum number of d required passengers d boat was designed for. Its only in naija dt pple cares more for their pocket than a fellow lives.
RIP to d dead

RIP to d ppl hu ar no more.. Oluwa s Involved!

That means, in less than a week we have lost 58 people in air and water mishap!

We dint count those accidents we find daily on our roads.

God, your children are dying everyday for no good reason.

God, this people might be coming back from their various markets and jobs.

God, some of these people are only child, breadwinners, wives and mothers of people.

We need ur evalasting solution to these crises in our country.

May God help us all.

Moreso, before leaving for any journey, listen to the inner heart because the inner heart is God's words and warning. Always pray!

Yusluv77: Since plane, boat and car no safe again, na trekking sure pass o, even to UK, when we reach red sea, na to call Moses number..

I swear, I can't enter flight anymore, take bus or even ride through a canoe or ship

u are invited

And Babangida Aliyu is busy talking of 2015 while his people are busy dying.

Na wa o,,mass death don turn everyday occurence for naija..anyway RIP to the dead

rip to the dead

in a nutshell, niqerians should learn how to swim|

Na boat wahala we go see dis tym

God pls. Have mercy on them

[quote
author=Yusluv77]Since plane, boat and car no safe again, na trekking
sure pass o, even to UK, when we reach red sea, na to call Moses
number.. [/quote]

as u reach red sea Moses no gree resurrect na 2 use caterpillar tractor tube if available

Na lets tinz remain, and yet someone will claim this is not END TIME TINZ?

This is a dark moment for Nigerians... September and October months have been tragic.

Please I urge all, EVERYONE to be steadfast in prayer (even if you don't believe), Muslim or Christian, now is the time commit our ways before him. My household and I shall be covered from all forms of deaths including accidents. This is my prayer to all Nairalanders and their families as well,

Psalm 23:

Surely, his goodness and mercies shall follow us
All the days of our lives, and
We shall dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever and ever, Amen.

Wit such grammatical blunders, you better not.

otijah: I swear, I can't enter flight anymore, take bus or even ride through a canoe or ship

nawa o nawa o