Eleven women of the same family in Dan Gunu village on Tuesday perished in a boat mishap in river Sarkin Pawa in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State.
Three others had died on Monday in River Guni in the same Munya Local Government Area.
Bala Elikana, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, said that “the police were aware of the incident. We have asked our Marine Police to get us detailed report of what transpired.”
Elikana said the marine police was also meeting with boat owners and drivers in the area to ensure safety in the waterways.
The accidents occurred in the two rivers that combined with river Kaduna to form the Shiroro dam while the victims were returning from farm on Monday evening.
The deceased women had gone to the farm to harvest groundnuts in company of two men who survived the accident.
Sources gave the names of some of the dead women as Munau, Wara, Fiddausi, Zainab, Najaatu, Ikilima, Fatima, Ladidi, Balaraba and Hafsat
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