It was a sorrowful weekend when over 30 passengers, including a toddler, lost their lives during a boat accident at Beneth Island in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West local government area of Delta State.
DAILY POST learnt that while many were still missing, the lifeless body of the one-year-old child was discovered hours later floating along the creek.
The speedboat carrying passengers, who were returning from a burial ceremony, collided with a submerged log, causing it to capsize.
The collision threw many passengers overboard into the water, many of whom were unable to swim and were not on life jackets.
Many of the passengers on the ferry drowned almost immediately upon being flung into the river.
Eyewitnesses report that the boat was traveling at high speed when the accident occurred.
Witnesses and survivors recounted harrowing moments of desperation, as passengers struggled to stay afloat.
Meanwhile, search and rescue efforts have been launched, but the fate of the missing passengers remains uncertain.
Rescue teams continue to comb the area where the accident happened, but hopes of finding survivors are fading as time passes.
Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer. (PPRO), Delta State Command, promised to call after getting details of the accident.