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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Wednesday, revealed that two persons, including a driver and a lady survived the boat mishap that occurred on Sunday at Zhigiri village, Shiroro Local Government Area of the State.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST had reported that a family of three lost their lives in the unfortunate mishap which occurred on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Ahmed Inga who spoke with NAN in Minna on Wednesday, explained that the mishap occurred while the boat was sailing to Dnaweto, which is a neighbouring village in the hinterland, for a naming ceremony.<\/p>\n

The NSEMA boss said that the passengers of the boat were nine and they took off from Zhijigiri village to Dnaweto village, saying seven persons died in the unfortunate accident.<\/p>\n

He said that the boat sailed on the water from the ongoing construction of the Zungeru hydro electric power dam.<\/p>\n

According to him, the body of the seven deceased passengers have been recovered and buried.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bodies of the deceased have been recovered and buried\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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