Benue: SEMA demands compulsory life jackets after boat mishap

The Benue State Emergency Management Agency, Benue-SEMA, has called for the compulsory wearing of life jackets by passengers and operators on the state’s waterways following a boat accident that claimed three lives and left eight people missing.
The agency made the demand after conducting an assessment of Saturday’s boat mishap at the River Katsina-Ala crossing point in Buruku Local Government Area of the state.
According to the assessment, the ill-fated boat was carrying 107 passengers and 38 Bajaj motorcycles when it overturned while conveying people back from a funeral.
Benue-SEMA said 11 passengers were initially declared missing after the accident. However, three of them have s...