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Five farmers feared dead as canoe capsizes in Niger
Five farmers, comprising four men and a woman, are feared dead after the canoe conveying them to their farmland capsized while crossing River Kuji in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State.
The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in Minna on Monday.
Baba-Arah said the incident occurred on Saturday morning, August 15, when the victims left Shaba Woshi village for their farmland located across the river.
He identified the victims as Yahaya Abubakar, Usman Abubakar, Lamin Hussaini, Baba Ahmadu and Salihu Aliyu, all residents of Shaba Woshi village.
According to him, the victims travelled from the village to Katcha, where they boarded a canoe to cross River Kuji to access their farmland when the canoe capsized.
He said the incident had thrown the community into mourning, adding that efforts were ongoing to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident and the fate of the victims.
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