{"id":177117,"date":"2022-04-13T19:32:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=177117"},"modified":"2022-04-13T19:32:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:32:45","slug":"how-bride-to-be-five-children-of-sokoto-monarch-died-in-boat-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/13\/how-bride-to-be-five-children-of-sokoto-monarch-died-in-boat-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"How bride-to-be, five children of Sokoto monarch died in boat accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Bride-to-be, five children of a village head and twenty three other passengers lost their lives in a boat mishap which occurred at Gidan Magana in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state.<\/p>\n<p>According to Daily Trust, there were 35 persons on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/24\/tragedy-as-farmer-loses-five-children-in-kebbi-boat-mishap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat<\/a> when it capsized around 8am and the passengers were crossing the river to a nearby bush to fetch fire wood which they sell to make a living.<\/p>\n<p>The Village head of Gidan Magana, Malam Muhammadu Auwal, who lost five of his children in the mishap, said 23 females and six males were among the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>He however, stated that, six of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/06\/train-attack-nrc-says-whereabouts-of-163-passengers-7-crew-members-unknown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passengers<\/a> were rescued.<\/p>\n<p>Auwal explained that the victims were crossing the river to fetch firewood because of its scarcity in their community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know the kind of situation we are. There is a serious shortage of firewood which we use to make our meals. The children used to go to the nearby bush across the river to fetch fire wood for their parents while some of them sell it to get money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the incident happened shortly after the boat took off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sailor lost its control shortly after take off because of heavy waves. And it capsized,\u201d he said<br \/>\nHe noted that the tragedy occurred when many of the elderly people in the village were resting at homes after the dawn prayer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sleeping when some youth came to my house and informed me about the incident. I mobilized the people of my community, including our local divers, but before we reached there many of the children had died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lost five of my children and two younger sisters of my wives. I also lost my niece whose weeding was fixed for one week after Sallah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the great tragedy that has ever happened in our community. We pray Allah to grant their souls eternal rest and give us the fortitude to bear their lost,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nAliyu Muhammad, who lost his 12-year old daughter, Rufaida in the accident, said his child was healthy before she left for the bush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going to the farm when my wife told me that my daughter is going to fetch firewood for us. When I was coming back, I heard people shouting and screaming for help that a boat capsized in our river.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I reached home, my younger children told me that Rufaida was among those onboard the canoe, so I rushed to the river side only for me to meet her lifeless body lying by the river bank,\u201d he said in a emotion-ladden voice.<br \/>\nThe chairman of Shagari local government area, Aliyu Abubakar Dantani, said he heard about the incident from the counsellor representing Dande Mahe and he quickly called the Divisional Police Officer and they came to the village together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe counted 28 bodies at the scene of the incident and they are all from the same village,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe deceased were given a mass burial in accordance to the Islamic rites around 4pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, accompanied by his deputy, Manir Dan\u2019iya, the state PDP chairman, Bello Goronyo among other Commissioners paid a condolence visit to residents of the village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bride-to-be, five children of a village head and twenty three other passengers lost their lives in a boat mishap which occurred at Gidan Magana in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. 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