At least two persons have died after a speedboat conveying passengers across River Benue in Taraba, along Karim Lamido Lau Local Government area border capsized.
An eyewitness, Joseph Lesku, who spoke with Punch, said the speedboat was crossing the Karim-Lau trench of the River Benue with twelve people on board when it capsized.’
According to the eyewitness, some local divers were able to rescue ten persons.
“The boat was coming from the Karim Lamido side of the river, heading towards Lau when the incident happened.
“Local divers were able to rescue ten persons out of the twelve including the rider, but unfortunately, two persons are still missing and we are now searching for their bodies.
“Usually, at this time of the year, the river is very high and strong so you can not expect them to still be alive, so, we are making efforts to at least recover their bodies,” he said.
ASP David Misal, Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the accident, said 10 out of the twelve persons in the boat were rescued alive while the search for the two was still ongoing.
The Taraba PPRO revealed that the chances of recovering the two other persons were very minimal considering the water level of the river this time.
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