The Kwara Police Command has confirmed that a boat accident at Egbu village, in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara, resulted in the tragic loss of 103 lives.
The incident, which occurred while the passengers were returning from a wedding ceremony, has brought immense sorrow and despair to the village.
According to Ajayi Okasanmi, the spokesperson of the Command, the names of the survivors will be released soon.
Mohammed Liman, the Transition Implementation Committee Chairman in Patigi, stated another figure though. He said that the number of passengers who lost their lives in the accident is 110. He quoted Bala Mohammed, a community leader, who said, “About 110 people died in the boat mishap in our area. Our village people went to a wedding ceremony in another village called Gboti and the boat carried about 270 people, and almost 110 people were lost.”
Speaker Yakubu Danladi-Salihu of the Kwara House of Assembly expressed his condolences to Etsu Patigi, Ibrahim Umar Bologi II. He also condoled with the people of Patigi. In a statement, he sympathized with the families of the deceased and those still missing, praying for God’s forgiveness for the departed and strength for the bereaved families to bear the loss.
