Boat mishap: Anger, blames as over 100 wedding guests die in Kwara

<p>The 270 wedding guests were returning from a marriage ceremony at Gboti in neighbouring Niger State to Patigi Local Government in Kwara State when the tragic incident occurred on the fateful day.</p>, <p>“We even set up a safety unit and when we apprehend any defaulter, we sanction them through payment of fines up to N100, 000.</p>, <p>He said there were reports of reprisals leading to the loss of more lives on Tuesday.</p>, <p>The youth leader of Igede Youth Council, Andyson Egbodo told DAILY POST that calm had returned.</p>, <p>DAILY POST learnt that the boat hit a tree amid strong waves leading to the overloaded boat capsizing.</p>, <p>He said the government will send legislation to the parliament that will impose punishments and fines for violations of the safety protocol.</p>, <p>They had demanded to know who authorised the Professor to make use of the land in contest.</p>, <p>The passengers of the boat, mostly local people, were without life jackets hence the high casualties recorded in the incident.</p>, <p>However, an indigene of Mosogar Community, Voltage Gbagbanor in a chat with Our Correspondent via his Facebook timeline said the suspect was arrested following lies fabricated against him.</p>, <p>A source told DAILY POST that the dispute started on Sunday when youths of Ibilla and Oju communities engaged one another in a bloody fight over land.</p>, <p>This, thereafter, triggered a protest by the community laying claims to the land.</p>, <p>It would be recalled that the house of an APC Chieftain, Jerry Wilson Omene was burnt down by suspected hoodlums during the 2023 electioneering campaigns.</p>, <p>He said the rescue operation had been concluded and the survivors, mostly women and children reunited with their families after medical attention.</p>, <p>The Police in Delta State have arrested Innocent Piccolo Ighoyota Ojokor over alleged 2023 election matters.</p>, <p>The Police warned that anyone caught fomenting trouble will be shot dead by the military.</p>, <p>The immediate cause of the fight was