1 Dead, 3 Others Missing Including Taraba Speaker’s Driver, As Boat Capsized

A nearby watercraft conveying nine travelers and three engine cycles which inverted at Ngira town crosswise over River Donga in Sadauna neighborhood government territory of Taraba state has prompted the passing of one casualty, three others missing including a senior driver to the Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Peter Abel Diah.


The mischance happened weekend, at Ngira town in River Donga a worldwide defeats connecting Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon, the driver was said to be en route from Gyembu the central station of Sadauna neighborhood government territory where he went to a wedding of the child of Abubakar Bawa, the Special Adviser to the Taraba State Governor on political matters.

The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Subside Diah who addressed Vanguard through his own aide Muhamed Harris lamented the episode furthermore faulted the mischance for over-burdening of the nearby vessel and absence of available street inside the range.

The speaker said the mischance would have been evaded if the rider of the nearby pontoon passed on the travelers as indicated by the limit of the watercraft.

He facilitate uncovered that the previous Chairman of Sadauna nearby government territory, Dawood Joduwa and a Councilor from the neighborhood government zone were among the five casualties that survived the mishap.