President Bola Tinubu on Thursday ordered an investigation into the recent cases of boat accidents that occurred in Niger State.
The North Central state has been experiencing records of boat mishaps with the latest happening on Tuesday night whereby no fewer than 60 people, mostly women and children, were killed.
The locally made wooden boat, with a capacity of 100 passengers, had about 300 people on board when it overturned in the rural Mokwa district, an emergency official said on Wednesday.
Two days after the tragic incident, President Tinubu mourned the victims of the boat mishap and commiserated with the Niger State Government
“President Tinubu commiserates with the families of the victims and prays for the repose of the souls of the dead,” a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, read.
“The President directs the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to investigate the spate of boat accidents in Niger state and across the country and devise modalities to check the trend.”
He directed the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to investigate the spate of boat accidents in Niger state and across the country and devise modalities to check the trend.
“He orders NIWA to expand the scope of its surveillance of inland waters to ensure our people’s safety and prosecute boat operators violating the ban on night sailing.
“President Tinubu thanked emergency workers and local divers who were working to find the remaining people,” the statement read.
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