- No fewer than 103 wedding guests from Kwara state lost their lives while returning from a marriage ceremony in a neighbouring village
- The victims died after the boat transporting them capsized at Egbu village in the Patigi Local Government Area of the state
- The Police PRO, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the boat mishap, promised to release the names of survivors
Patigi, Kwara state -Tragedy struck in Kwara state on June 12, as 103 people returning from a marriage ceremony died after their boat capsized at Egbu village in the Patigi Local Government Area of the state.
According to The PUNCH, the 103 victims, including a father and his four children, were returning from a marriage ceremony at neighbouring Egboti village in Niger state when a river wave took control of the boat, hit it against a tree, and capsized it.
