17 feared dead in Adamawa boat mishap

Seventeen people were feared dead after a boat conveying 23 passengers capsized in Adamawa State and only six were rescued by local divers..

A witness, Faisal Rugange, said the boat conveying locals capsized in Njuwa Lake across Rugange village in Yola South Local Government Area just before noon on Friday when the victims were going to Yola town for business.

According to preliminary information, the boat mishap was as a result of a heavy windstorm which reportedly blew water into the boat.

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