Eight die, several injured in another boat mishap in Taraba
Barely two weeks after a boat mishap claimed scores of lives in Taraba State, eight persons have died and many others injured in another boat mishap around Ibi Local Government.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Anyeshi village near Benue State.
The Head of Local Government Administration, HOLGA, in Ibi council, Isa Mohammed, while confirming the incident said over eight persons lost their lives.
Mr Mohammed, who said that the accident did not happen in Taraba but in neighbouring Benue State, admitted that all the passengers on board were from Ibi.
The HOLGA, who could not ascertain the number of passengers on board at the time of the accident, warned the people of the council to desist from embarking on night voyages on waterways.
It was learnt that the boat was heading to Anyeshi market in Benue State from Ibi in Taraba State when the accident occurred around 4:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, the governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has expressed shock over the incident.
The governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communications, Emmanuel Bello, described the latest boat mishap at Ibi as a terrible tragedy, coming shortly after a similar incident at Karim Lamido.
