5 Die In Jigawa Canoe Mishap

No fewer than 5 individuals reportedly died in a canoe mishap in Jigawa State yesterday.

Naija Information experiences that the tragic occasion was confirmed to newsmen on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) within the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu.

Shiisu defined that the victims embrace a seven-month-old little one and 4 girls all from the Guri Native Authorities Space of the state.

Talking in Dutse earlier at present, the PPRO stated, “On Tuesday, at about 6 p.m., info at our disposal revealed that on the identical date at about 4:30 p.m., 4 girls and a toddler boarded a canoe from Nguru Yobe State to Adiyani village in Guri LGA of Jigawa State.”

He stated the victims have been already near their vacation spot when the tragic incident occurred. The motive force of the canoe reportedly managed to flee alive, whereas the passengers drowned.

Shiisu stated individuals of the neighborhood responded to the scenario and tried to rescue the passengers however that they have been discovered useless.

The PPRO stated the corpses have been evacuated and brought to Adiyani well being facility and have been licensed useless by a Medical Physician.

Shiisu gave the names of the deceased as Oneyaniwura Kasagama, 50, Lafiya Bulama, 40, Badejaka Kasagama, 40, Gimto Kasagama, 40 and Mai Madu Bulama, the seven-month previous child.

The PPRO stated the victims have been all residents of Adiyani village, including that an investigation into the case had commenced.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday visited Jigawa State to sympathise with the federal government and victims of the flood within the state.

Recall that no less than 50 individuals have been killed and over 8,000 individuals have been displaced and homes have been destroyed throughout a flood incident in August.

Tinubu stormed the state yesterday and sympathise with the individuals who misplaced their family members and belongings to the pure catastrophe.

Talking on Tuesday throughout a go to to the state Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, at the Authorities Home in Dutse, Tinubu donated N50 million to the victims.

The APC Presidential candidate disclosed that the donation is simply to alleviate the victims and to not compensate them. He referred to as for sustained prayers to finish flood disasters within the state and the nation normally.