Benue: Boat Driver Arrested, Union Suspended Over Boat Mishap With 70 Mourners

The Benue State Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy, Denis Iyaghigba, has suspended the activities of the Nigeria Union of Maritime Workers (NUMW), River Buruku branch, following a boat mishap in which several passengers remain missing.
Iyaghigba announced the suspension after an on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of the accident on Saturday.

In a statement issued by the Head of Media and Public Orientation in the Office of the Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy, Lubem Gena, the commissioner also ordered the suspension of the line operator and the arrest and detention of the boat skipper involved in the incident.
According to the statement, the ministry has activ...