Four passengers were killed on Thursday when a canoe capsized at the Hadejia River in Kirikasamma local government area of northern Nigeria's Jigawa State, local police authorities have confirmed.
The wooden canoe was conveying nine passengers when it had a head-on collision with a bigger canoe moving from the opposite direction, according to state police spokesperson Abdu Jinjiri.
He said five people were immediately rescued by local divers, while the bodies of four others were discovered several hours after the canoe mishap. "The rescue effort was difficult due to the rising wave in the water and it took the divers several hours to recover the dead bodies," he added.
Jinjiri said the victims were traveling from Machina Community in Yobe State to Gubunsa village in the northern Jigawa State. According to him, the canoe passengers were on their way to a wedding ceremony at the Gubunsa village when tragedy struck.
A three-year old boy was among the casualties, he said, adding that further investigation had commenced to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Friday 4 January 2013
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