Sad news don land from Niger State as one passenger boat capsize, kill about 30 pipu while 58 manage survive. Na National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirm the matter, say the accident happen as boat dey cruise for river.
Eyewitness yarn say the boat carry overload of passengers and goods, and water level no dey friendly. Before rescue team fit reach, the boat don already scatter like puff-puff for oil.
This kind accident no be the first time wey go happen for Niger River. Many residents talk say e don turn yearly tragedy wey government suppose don tackle long ago.
NEMA Say Rescue Team Don Do Quick Action
NEMA officials wey rush enter scene talk say na serious struggle dem face to pull survivors from the water. According to dem, if not for fast response, the death toll for worse pass like this.
Rescue team join hand with local divers wey sabi river well. Dem carry rope, life jackets and canoe to help pipu wey dey struggle inside water. One diver talk say, “Na God save many, because the river vex no be small.”
By evening, dem don confirm 58 survivors while dead bodies dey moved go nearby community for proper arrangement. Families dey cry, but still dey thank God say some pipu survive.
NEMA Warn Say Safety Rule No Be Decoration
After the sad incident, NEMA don use the chance to warn boat operators and passengers make dem dey follow safety rules. According to dem, many of these accidents happen because pipu dey overload boat and no dey use life jacket.
Officials talk say government go intensify monitoring of river transport to stop this kind disaster from repeating. One NEMA oga yarn say, “Boat no be danfo, you no suppose pack pipu like sardine.”
Community leaders join voice say e high time government provide safer boats and proper regulation. Pipu dey fear say if nothing change, Niger River go still dey swallow innocent lives every season.
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