Father, 4 kids, 95 others die in boat mishap
NO fewer than 100 persons, including a father and his four children have lost their lives in a boat mishap at Egbu village, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered the incident happened on Monday when the deceased were returning from a marriage ceremony at neighbouring Egboti village in Niger State. A source said that river wave took the boat and hit a tree, leading to boat capsizing and leaving many people dead. The entire Egboti community has been thrown into mourning as no fewer than 50 bodies have so far been recovered from the incident at press time. Sources in the village told our correspondent that the deceased persons had taken off from Kpada village to be part of the marriage ceremony at Egboti village. Sources also said the boat was carring over 300 passengers on a return trip from the venue of the marriage ceremony, when it went under at Egbu village. The people, who gave details of the incident, said 69 persons lost their lives from Egbu village,...