Benue state Police command has confirmed that 20 persons would have died after a boat capsized inside the river.
The incident, according to eyewitness happened on River Benue at Kwagh opposite Agbor village within Makurdi local government area of the state.
Confirming the incident, Benue State. Police Command said that 20 members of a Church were involved in an accident as they were travelling.
According to the statement issued by the Command spokesperson, Catherine Anene, a deputy superintendent of police said, “On 05/07/2020 at about 1430hrs information was received that twenty-three (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. Marine Police search party were deployed to the scene where two persons were rescued alive while 21 persons are still missing.”
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