By: TUNDE BOLAJI MINNA.
Niger state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has received a report of boat mishap incident at a community called gausawa in Malale area/ward of Borgu Local governments area of the state.
According to the desk officer of the Agency who lead 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 includes women and children on the boat heading to Dugga in for condolence visit.
The incident occured 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 filling 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 on going for possible recovery of missing persons when contacted yesterday.
