Kogi Government Mourns Victims Of Ibaji Boat Mishap

Kogi State Government said it has received with heavy sadness, the quality of the vessel mishap which occurred connected River Niger, Tuesday evening.

The mishap progressive traders traveling from Ibaji to Illushi Market successful Edo State.

In a connection by the State’s Commissioner of Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the State authorities expressed regret that the unfortunate incidental claimed the lives of not little than 26 passengers, describing arsenic heartbreaking loss.

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According to Fanwo, Governor Usman Ododo assured that the State Government volition intensify ongoing efforts successful collaboration with national agencies to amended information measures connected the waterways to forestall a recurrence.

He, however, called connected the people, particularly riverine communities, to ever prioritise information by avoiding overloading and by utilizing beingness jackets and different precautionary measures whenever they question by water.

“The Government and radical of Kogi State received with heavy sadness the quality of the vessel mishap which occurred connected the River Niger, involving traders traveling from Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State to Ilushi marketplace successful Edo State.

“Reports bespeak that the unfortunate incidental has allegedly claimed the lives of not little than 26 passengers. This is simply a heartbreaking loss, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased, arsenic good arsenic the full Ibaji Local Government Area, successful this infinitesimal of grief.

“His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, has expressed heavy condolences to the bereaved families and has directed applicable agencies, including the State Emergency Management Agency, to enactment with section authorities to supply contiguous enactment and alleviation to those affected.

“The Governor further assured that the State Government volition intensify ongoing efforts successful collaboration with national agencies to amended information measures connected our waterways successful bid to forestall a recurrence of specified a tragedy.

“We telephone connected our people, particularly riverine communities, to ever prioritize information by avoiding overloading and by utilizing beingness jackets and different precautionary measures whenever they question by water,” helium said.

He expressed the committedness of the authorities authorities to enactment the radical of Ibaji LGA done this hard time.