A 60-year-old man has reportedly died in another boat accident in Tangwale community, Dundaye district, Sokoto State.
Our reporter learnt that the accident happened around noon on Saturday.
The Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu on State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Nasiru Garba Kalambaina, confirmed the incident to our reporter.
Kalambaina said that 35 passengers were onboard when the boat capsized.
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“But 34 were successfully rescued alive by the local divers. One of the passengers, a 60- year-old man from Tangwale village, lost his life and his body was later recovered and buried in accordance with the Islamic rites,” he said.
Kalambaina, who led some officials of the agency and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the village, condoled the bereaved family on behalf of the state government.
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