At least six persons have been killed while 5 others are still missing after their boat capsized on Kaduna River at Gbara in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.
•Why they refused to stay out of harm’s way NISEPS
By Wole Mosadomi
A major calamity now looms in Niger State following the refusal of fishermen to vacate flood-prone areas already identified by the state government following an authenticated meteorological report that those areas would be worst hit by flooding once the rains set in.
The report can hardly be faulted since the state and the federal agency have always issued the advisory on a yearly basis in a bid to mitigate the catastrophic effect of heavy flooding in the state particularly in the riverine areas of the state with heavy fishing population.