According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 69 people are still missing following the capsizing of a boat on River Benue in Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba state on October 29. The ill-fated boat was carrying over 100 people, of which 42 were men, 45 were women, and 17 were children. NEMA shared an update on its social media platforms regarding the incident.
According to NEMA,
” Search and rescue operations was activated and out of the 104 passengers, fourteen (14) persons were rescued, Twenty One (21) dead bodies recovered while Sixty Nine (69) persons are still missing. Search and Rescue operations have been called off while we reached agreement with local divers to keep watch. The Deputy Governor of Taraba State , Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi Alkali together with other stakeholders on Tuesday,31st October,2023 visited the scene of the incident.”