20 Feared Dead In Rivers Boat Mishap
About 20 individuals, including children, are feared dead in a boat accident in Andoni waterways in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The heartbreaking incident occurred in the late hours of Tuesday and was said to have involved two passenger boats on their way to Bonny, a nearby coastal council district. This was revealed in a statement issued early Wednesday by the Executive Chairman of Andoni LGA, Erastus Awortu, who expressed his shock at the incident. Awortu expressed his condolences to the victims’ families and communities, lamenting that the sad tragedy occurred after successful festive events, including unification carnivals in the council region.