FOUR SURVEYORS DIE IN EKITI BOAT MISHAP
Friday, 26th August, 2016
Four out of seven surveyors died on Thursday in a
boat mishap in Ekiti State.
The accident occurred at a river in Egbe, a community in the state.
They were in the state to assess
the Egbe Ekiti Dam in Gbonyin Local Government Area and had come from Development
Dams and Irrigation Scheme in Kaduna State.
Reports say the seven surveyors
were on their way from Egbe Dam at about 5,30p.m. local time on Wednesday after
their research work when their boat sank.
Local fishermen, who assisted in
rescuing them and retrieving the dead bodies, said the incident had happened
some hours before they got to the scene. Read more
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