DELTA BOAT MISHAP

24/06/23

BENEDICTA T.D

Many People have been reported dead following a fatal Boat Mishap at the Ughoton River in Okpe local Government Area of Delta State,

According to Local sources, the victims were returning from a Burial ceremony in Ukpokiti, a Riverine community in Warri South Local Government Area on Friday Evening, when the speed Boat they boarded rammed into a concrete pillar of the Ughoton Omadino Bridge.

Only two Persons were said to have survived the unfortunate incident as they were able to swim out of the River unhurt.

Bodies of the Victims of the Boat mishap are still missing, as local Divers from nearby Communities have intensified their search for them.