Farmer loses five children in Kebbi boat mishap

A farmer identified as Musa Labaran, on Wednesday, reportedly lost five of his children in a boat mishap that occurred in Kebbi State, reports.

The incident occurred while a boat conveying Labaran and his five children as well as two other passengers to their farms across the river capsized around Yauri community as a result of heavy wind.

It was gathered that while the other two passengers were rescued alive, the remains of Labaran’s fifth child was yet to be found.

Labaran said: “The four bodies recovered are all of my children, three boys, and a girl. The fifth one is a boy and he is yet to be found.

“The boat capsized while we were in the middle of the river. I did my best to save them but couldn’t hold on to five of them. I held on to the girl while trying to swim to the river bank but eventually lost grip of her.”