Rivers: Police have verified the loss of 11 lives in a boat incident

The eleven people who perished in a boat accident in the Andoni-Bonny waterways have been certified dead by the Rivers State Police Command.

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Grace Iringe-Koko, the Command’s public relations officer, verified the occurrence in a statement on Thursday.

The command was notified, she said, that a native wooden boat with a single 25 HP Yamaha engine that was transporting people from the Ukwa village in Ngo town, Andoni Area, to Bonny Island overturned as it approached the Amariaria settlement in Finima town.

Iringe-Koko continued by saying that 11 people had perished in the tragedy when the Marine Officer in command, SP Ogarachi Chima, arrived at the scene of the boat mishap.

She claims that an inquiry is underway to determine the incident’s underlying cause and potential preventative measures.