2 Die In A Canoe Accident In Niger State!

 After a canoe tragedy at the Kota dam, two young girls from the Kofa community in the Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State passed away.

The accident happened at around 5 p.m. on Saturday after the victims and two other girls boarded a canoe to cross to the nearby Kadau community for a Sallah visit, according to Hussaini Abubakar, Commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in Tafa, who confirmed the incident to the Daily Trust on Monday, April 15, 2024.

According to Abubakar, the canoeist's driver and the other two females were saved and taken to the hospital right away.

Abdul Gambo, a fisherman, claimed that he heard distress shouts while working on his canoe on the dam's bank.

"I rushed towards them with my canoe, and with the support of others, we were able to rescue three people before pulling out two corpses from the water.”