Eighteen children have died in a boat mishap in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Six others persons were declared missing after a boat capsized, a resident of the area said.
He said 24 persons on Sallah celebrations were onboard the ill-fated canoe when it capsized and 18 persons, majority of whom were young children, drowned.
The source said, “Fourteen of them were from Tsabu village while four were from Dogon Hawa village. Fifteen out of the 18 were buried in Mai’adua today (Thursday) while the remaining six persons onboard are still missing,” he said.
He said a rescue team from the affected villages was still on a search and rescue mission, trying to locate the remaining six even though hope of getting them alive had dimmed.
There was no immediate comment from the police spokesperson in Katsina state command, SP Gambo Isah.
