Over 30 Persons Missing In Kebbi Boat Mishap
A boat carrying over 30 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi has capsized. More than 22 of the passengers have been declared missing. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday. Confirming the ugly development to the Voice of America through telephone, the Chairman of Yauri LGA, Bala Yauri, disclosed that the incident has left the people of the local government in deep sorrow.