Akure (Precise Post) – Major tragedy was recorded in the early hours of Saturday as boat carrying some electoral materials to the riverine Ilaje communities of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has capsized.
It was gathered that the boat carried some ad-hoc staffs of the Independent National Electoral Commission with some election materials in the Igbokoda area of the local government.
But the source said there were no casualties in the incident as the men of the Nigeria Navy rescued all the victims and the election materials.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident, describing it as “a minor accident”.
He said, “It happened but it was a minor mishap because there was no casualty, and nothing happened to the election materials, everything is intact.” (Saturday PUNCH)
