An unspecified number of people are feared to have died after a landing jetty collapsed in Isaka community, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State.
According to eyewitnesses, many of the victims were in a queue to board a boat from the community to Port Harcourt before the incident occurred.
One witness, identifying himself as Isaac Walter, said there was a burial in the area that many people had attended. On queue to join the vessel, the crowded jetty caved, leading to many plunging into the river.
“On our way back, people queued to board the vessel. In that process, the jetty caved in and so many people fell into the river. Few of them were rescued,” he said.
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