No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead and several others declared missing after a boat capsized while ferrying commuters across the collapsed Namnai Bridge in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State at about 7pm on Friday, July 25.
The chairman of Inland Water Transporters in Taraba State, Jidda Mayoreniyo, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said that the boat was transporting both passengers and vehicles when it went under.
He also said four drowned vehicles were recovered, while some passengers were rescued and others remain unaccounted for.
It was also gathered that luggage and personal belongings submerged in the mishap have yet to be recovered, further compounding the loss.
The Namnai Bridge, which collapsed over a year ago, has forced commuters to rely on boats for transportation across the river, a situation commuters say has increasingly become dangerous.
