About forty persons have lost their lives in a boat mishap in Gumi town, the headquarters of Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Director of Emergency at the Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency, Hassan Dauran, told newsmen that the boat was carrying about fifty passengers when the tragic accident occurred.
He said only few of them were rescued alive at that moment, while the majority of the passengers, mostly women and children could not make it alive.
An eye witness said the deceased persons were going to their farms in the early hours of Saturday when the boat capsized and sank into the river.
The Emir of Gummi, Justice Hassan Lawal (retired), has commiserated with the families of those who have lost their lives in the incident.
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