According to him, the farmers ran into stormy waters, which made the boat to capsize, adding that local divers rescued seven of the farmers.
The Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, Alhaji Ibrahim Inga said that the remains of the deceased had been buried while the search for others would continue.
The Disaster Management Officer in Borgu local government, Mr Musa Kidebe said that the mishap in River New Awuru claimed lives of a middle aged woman, Fatima Umar and her daughter when the canoe capsized
According to him, the boat capsize follow release of water from the Kainji hydroelectric dam, which volume contributed to the storm, adding that the canoe operator, who is also a local diver, survived the accident.
He said that the stormy weather resulted in flooding that submerged farmlands in the area.
“The flood submerged rice, beans, maize guinea corn, soyabeans, millet, among other crops worth millions of naira,” he said.
