By Correspondent in Kano.
Kano State Executive Council has described as unfortunate, the boat mishap that happened on Badau-Bagwai River in Bagwai Local Governnent Area of the state and approved the constitution of a committee to investigate the incident.
The Commissioner for information, Mal. Muhammad Garba, who briefed newsmen after an emergency meeting of the council held at the Africa House, Government House, Kano, said the ill-fated incident, which happened on Tuesday resulted in the death of 29 people among them men, women and children.
He disclosed that while seven other victims were responding to treatment at Bichi General Hospital, the search for 14 other victims of the tragic boat mishap on the Bagwai-Badau River had intensified.
Garba also revealed that the council had approved measures to support the bereaved families of the victims and provided relief materials, including 120 bags of rice, maize, corn; 60 bags each of sugar and salt as well as a cash support of N6, 000, 000.00 million at N100, 000.00 per head.
The commissioner said that the terms of reference of the committee, to be chaired by the state Naval Commander, Navy Captain Muhammad Abubakar Alhassan, include to advise the government, on how to avert future occurrence.
The chairman, Policy, Strategy, Implementation, and Evaluation Directorate, Alhaji Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi; Commissioners for commerce, transport and housing, Information, religious affairs, representative of the commissioner of works and infrastructure are members of the committee, according to information commissioner.
Others,he added, are: representatives of the Commissioner for Local Governnent, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bichi Emirate, the DSS, police, National Security and Civil Defence Corps, are to serve as members, while a representative from the Cabinet Office will serve as secretary.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
