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woman, 2 students drown in Rivers

woman, 2 students drown in Rivers

A boating mishap has claimed the lives of two students and an aged woman in the Bonny-Bodo river, in Rivers Staten. It was gathered that the incident, which had sparked off anger in the natives, occurred on Monday, following a heavy thunderstorm.

 

woman, 2 students drown in Rivers

Community sources said that the tragedy was avoidable as the boat took off on the Port Harcourt-bound journey in spite of the stormy weather and high current.

The victims were Isaac Fubara Pepple, Queen Ibinwangi Ibisa Hart, a student at Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic, both from Bonny Island, and an unidentified old woman.

Nine survivors in the overloaded boat were rescued by the crew of Catfish, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) ferry, which ran into the incident on its way to Bonny from Port Harcourt.

Chairman of Bonny Local Government Area, David Irimagha, confirmed the incident. He said that bodies of the victims have been moved to the mortuary.

Inimagha wondered why the boat rider decided against following the normal waterway from Bonny to Port-Harcourt but chose the Bodo shortcut for the trip. He charged boat operators to ensure decorum and be safety conscious in traveling on the stormy waters in the locality.

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