{"id":61740,"date":"2017-04-15T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=61740"},"modified":"2017-04-15T14:30:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T13:30:06","slug":"seven-died-136-missing-in-kebbi-boat-mishap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/seven-died-136-missing-in-kebbi-boat-mishap\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven died, 136 missing in Kebbi boat mishap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than seven people have died and seven  hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when  a boat carrying 150 passengers returning from Malali Market capsized along River Niger.<\/p>\n<p>The Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ngaski on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He said that efforts were on going between fishermen and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to rescue the missing passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as we had got the hint of the mishap, we put a call to the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority to help rescue the missing passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the people on board were missing, but as rescue and search continue wide and deep of the river intensified, 14 people have been discovered; seven died and seven have been taken to Ngaski Hospital,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>NAN gathered that the accident occurred when the boat on transit carrying 150 passengers hit a branch of tree in the water and capsized.<\/p>\n<p>Ngaski Local Government Area is two hours journey from the river where the incident happened. <\/p>\n<p>Follow Us<\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_32x32_style addthis_defaultf_style\"> <a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_follow\" addthis:userid=\"pages\/NewMailNG\/156576314503603\"><\/a> <a class=\"addthis_button_twitter_follow\" addthis:userid=\"NewMailNG\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5328a5e30a5c9646\"><\/script> &#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when a boat carrying 150 passengers returning from Malali Market capsized along River Niger. 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