Anambra boat mishap:NIWA confirms eight dead,rescues 38 passengers

 The National Inland waterways Authority,NIWA,on Sunday confirmed about eight persons died while 38 others were rescued in a boat mishap that occurred in Anambra state.

Although the Anambra state police command said five persons died while 30 rescued,NIWA General Manager,Corporate Affairs,Alhaji Jibril Darda’u, in statement issued in Lokoja on Sunday confirmed eight dead.

Darda’u said the “sad and unfortunate incident happened at Umumu Anam, Anambra west Local Government Area,”between Thursday and Friday.

The incident involved a passenger boat travelling from Idah in Kogi to Onitsha in Anambra,”he said.