Boat accident claims 20 in Rivers state

About 20 persons, including children, are feared dead in a boat accident that occurred along the Andoni-Bonny coastal waters in Rivers State on Tuesday.

Though the details of the incident are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the accident involved two passenger boats plying the routes.

Most of the victims were said to be from Ngo town, Ataba, and Isiama communities in the Andoni Local government area of the state.

Confirming the incident, the chairman of a group, Obolo Youths Coalition, Bonny LG chapter, Gogo Obolo, said in a telephone chat that the passengers were returning from Ngo town in Andoni to Bonny Island when the accident occurred.