Five secondary school students have been declared missing after a boat capsized in a river in Kaduna state yesterday afternoon October 11th. According to the Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency, Ezekiel Baba-Karik, the victims, from a private secondary school in the state capital, were on an excursion at River Kaduna when the incident occurred.
The affected victims are SSS 2 students: four males and one female namely; Priscilla Romania (female), Goodness Aromilade, Monday Umahi, Joseph Benedict and David Ukegbu, all said to be between the ages of 14 and 16. At the scene of the incident, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Kakuri Division, CSP Benshak W. Dakyer who came with his men, explained that he was not in position to speak on the matter, saying he was yet to brief the State Police Command Headquarters.
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