|
Identifier |
IBD035198 |
|
Title |
Boat Accident, Benue |
|
Description |
About 11 people, including a pregnant woman and six children, died after a boat conveying them from a burial ceremony capsized. They were coming back from a burial ceremony when it started raining. The downpour was accompanied by a windstorm. |
|
Start date |
2026-06-13 |
|
End date |
2026-06-13 |
|
Duration |
1 Day(s) |
|
Place |
River Benue |
|
Number of death(s) |
11 |
|
Number of death(s) according to police |
NaN |
|
Number of death(s) according to press |
11 |
|
Causes of violence |
other accident, natural disaster |
|
Sources of information |
The Punch
(11 )
, Vanguard
(11 )
, Leadership
(11 )
|
|
LGA |
Makurdi |
