Twenty one persons are feared to have lost their lives when the boat they were traveling on capsized in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
The State Commissioner of Police, Garba Mukaddas, disclosed this in a press release signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene.
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The Commissioner stated that on Sunday, at about 14: 30hrs, the command received information that 23 members of ECAN Church Ijaha, Makurdi Local Government boarded a boat to attend a conference across River Benue, at the midstream, the boat sank into the river.
He stated that Marine Police search party was deployed to the scene where two persons were rescued alive while 21 persons are still missing as at the time of filing this report.
The statement said further development will be communicated to members of the public as soon as possible.
