{"id":122260,"date":"2021-05-11T10:14:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T02:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=122260"},"modified":"2021-05-11T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T02:15:00","slug":"death-toll-rises-to-30-in-niger-state-nigeria-boat-mishap-5-still-missing-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=122260","title":{"rendered":"Death toll rises to 30 in Niger State, Nigeria boat mishap; 5 still missing \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/africa\/Death-toll-rises-in-Niger-State-Nigeria-boat-mishap-Report-1256839?gallery=1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/333\/33314299.295.jpg\" alt=\"So far 30 bodies have been recovered and five are still missing\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ABUJA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Thirty people drowned when an overloaded boat capsized in central Nigeria\u2019s Niger State, an emergency official said.<br><br>The boat ferrying 100 local traders split into two after hitting a stump during a windstorm as they were returning from a market on Saturday, said Ibrahim Audu Hussein, spokesman for Niger state emergency agency.<br><br>\u201cSo far 30 bodies have been recovered and five are still missing,\u201d Hussein said on the accident that occurred at Tijana village in Munya district.<br><br>\u201cSixty-five passengers were rescued with the help of local villagers,\u201d he said.<br><br>Heavy rains were hampering the search but divers were \u201cbraving the odds\u201d, Husseini said.<br><br>Boat capsizes are common in Nigerian waterways because of overcrowding and lack of maintenance, particularly in the annual rainy season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Nigerian Pres Muhammadu Buhari called on transportation authorities to ensure strict adherence to safety regulations on the nation\u2019s waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the President wishes the wounded a speedy recovery and success on the search and rescue of some missing passengers on the capsized boat.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Buhari calls on the transportation authorities to ensure strict adherence to safety regulations on the nation\u2019s waterways and urges that lessons from this accident should help prevent a future occurrence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe assures residents of Niger State that restoring long term stability and peace is a core objective of the Federal Government working with the State government and other critical stakeholders in the local communities.\u201d &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABUJA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Thirty people drowned when an overloaded boat capsized in central Nigeria\u2019s Niger State, an emergency official said. The boat ferrying 100 local traders split into two after hitting a stump during a windstorm as they were returning from a market on Saturday, said Ibrahim Audu Hussein, spokesman for Niger state [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":122262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[213],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122260"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/122262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}