A boat accident in Martaba village in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State has left Five persons dead.
Gatekeepers News reports that The State Police Public Relations Officer, Lawan Adam, confirmed the tragedy in a statement on Monday.
According to the statement, On Friday morning, a locally made canoe conveying Nine persons reportedly capsized.
The statement read “The incident happened at Martaba village Gwaram LGA of Jigawa State, while the passengers were returning home after attending Friday (Jumaah) prayer.
“On receipt of the report, a team of policemen were mobilised to the scene.”
“Four of the passengers; one Barkeji ‘m’ age 60yrs, and three others, all of Martaba village, were rescued alive.”
“With the aid of local divers, five corpses were recovered. They are; Lukateru ‘m’ age 60yrs, Musa ‘m’ age 50yrs, Sale ‘m’ age 50yrs, Alhaji Shuaibu ‘m’ age 60yrs, and Dogo ‘m’ age 50yrs all of Darazau Herdsmen settlement camp in Bauchi State.”
