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Two siblings, Mekalachi Gogochuri, 25, and his younger sister, Rejoice Gogochuri, 23, have died after a boat conveying them and five other passengers capsized in Ahoada Town, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday while the victims were returning home from work.
Speaking with journalists on Sunday, the victims’ elder brother, Abraham Gogochuri, said the siblings boarded a canoe to cross a river to their residence at Aliya (Over Bridge), where a construction company is currently carrying out roadworks.
“They were coming back from work and boarded a boat to cross the river to our house at Aliya (Over Bridge). A construction company is working in the area, but unfortunately, the boat capsized, and my brother and sister drowned,” he said.
