By SAKA BOLAJI
Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has received a report of a boat mishap incident at a community called Gausawa in Malale area/ward of Borgu Local government area of the state.
According to the desk officer of the Agency who led the search and rescue operations, the boat took off from a community called Tugan s Sule in Shagunu ward with 90 people on board which include women and children on the boat heading to Dugga in for a condolence visit.
The incident occurred on 2nd September 2025 at about 11:30am and the cause was attributed to overloading and collision with a tree stump.
As at the time of filing this report, 29 dead bodies have been recovered with 50 persons rescued alive while 2 people are still missing.
The Director General of the Agency, Alhaji Abdullahi Abara, disclosed that search and rescue operations are still ongoing for possible recovery of missing persons when contacted yesterday.
