Real Reason 3 Boats Capsized, Claiming Dozens Of Lives In One Week In Adamawa

Adamawa State Government has revealed the causes of three boat mishaps in different parts of the state within a week.

Muhammad Sulaiman, the executive secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, told reporters on Tuesday in Yola that the accidents were brought on by overloading, disdain for severe weather, and a failure to wear life jackets.

He said that in order to stop similar incidents in the future, the state administration was working hard to implement safety measures.

Recall that boat accidents claimed dozens of lives in the last eight days, sparking criticism from residents of the North East State.

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The most recent wave of accidents started last week Monday, September 4, when a canoe travelling between Mayo-Ine and Mayobelwa in Mayobelwa Local Government Area capsized, killing two of its passengers.

Four days later, 15 people perished in another accident on Njuwa Lake in Dandu village involving a different canoe carrying 23 traders and farmers from Rugange village to Yola town in the Yola South region.

On Monday, another boat carrying several passengers capsized in Gurin, Fufore LGA. Local divers were able to save 11 people, but many more were still missing.