Barely a month after a boat mishap claimed several lives in Niger State, another mishap has claimed two lives and left two injured in Katcha Local government area of the state. It was gathered yesterday that the two dead victims were children and that the incident occurred when the engine of the boat went aflame due to some mechanical problems. …

About 15 people, including children, drowned in a boat conveying passengers in a lake after a boat capsized in Adamawa State on Friday evening. The incident occurred in Njuwa Lake near Dandu village in Yola South Local Government Area when the canoe carrying 23 passengers, including farmers, traders and children, from Rugange village to Yola town capsized. A Red Cross …