A boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized mid water at Benue river on Saturday.
It was learnt that traders, women and children, heading for Binnari town in Karim-Lamido local government area of the state were on the ill-fated boat.
Many of the passengers were returning from Mayoreneyo fish market in Ardo-Kola LGA.
The boat left Mayoreneyo local jetty at about 3.30pm and capsized 40 minutes later, according to sources.
A resident of Mayoreneyo, Musa Mayoreneyo, said that the ill-fated boat had earlier conveyed the passengers from Binnari to Mayoreneyo.
In a telephone interview, a resident of Binnari, said, “As l am talking to you now, only bodies of two persons were recovered by local divers.”
A source at the Mayoreneyo local jetty told reporter that none of the passengers had life jacket when the incident occurred.
Acting chairman of inland water transporters in Taraba state, Jidda Mayoreneyo confirmed that about 15 bodies were recovered close to the scene.
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