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Four Dead, Scores Rescued In Sokoto Boat Accident
One person is still missing but search and rescue is still ongoing
Sokoto State— At least four people have died in a boat accident in the Dundaye community, Wamakko Local Government Area, Sokoto State.
Confirming the incident on Tuesday, by the Head of the Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Sunday evening.
He explained that a combined rescue team from NEMA, Nigerian Red Cross, Fire Services and the State Emergency Management Agency and local divers recovered the dead bodies on Monday.
”Based on investigation, 24 persons were involved in the incident but 19 of them have been rescued.
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”One dead body was recovered on Sunday and yesterday we recovered additional three, bringing the number of deaths to four.
”One person is still missing but search and rescue is still ongoing,” he said.
The NEMA official thanked the state and local governments, along with community members, for their continued support in ensuring the success of the rescue operations.