No fewer than 100 persons, including a father and his four children, have lost their lives in a boat mishap at Egbu village, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The incident happened on Monday when the deceased was returning from a marriage ceremony at neighbouring Egboti village in Niger State.
It was also gathered that river waves took the boat and hit a tree, leading to the boat capsizing and leaving many people dead.
The entire Egboti community has been thrown into mourning as no fewer than 50 bodies have so far been recovered from the incident.
The boat was carrying over 300 passengers on a return trip from the venue of the marriage ceremony when it went under at Egbu village.
The people, who gave details of the incident, said 69 persons lost their lives from Egbu village, 36 from Gakpan village and four from Kpada village in the Patigi council of the state.
