Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (Benue-SEMA) has deployed local divers to search for passengers still missing after a boat accident on River Katsina-Ala in Buruku Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Tema Ager, Head of the Information Unit, Benue-SEMA, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Makurdi.

Ager said the search had been hampered by difficult conditions in the affected section of the river, including submerged motorcycles and other materials.

Image Credit - Web He said rescue teams were conducting a systematic search to locate the missing passengers and determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.

"So far, 125 passengers have been re...