In furtherance to its renewed resolve to improve safety on waterways, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has rescued two miners in Calabar, the Cross River state capital.
According to a statement made available to Transport Day, “the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Calabar Area Office while on routine Water Patrol at about 5pm on Monday 4th November 2024, received a distress call about Sand Miners who were overtaken by rough tidal wave along the Calabar channel.
“The Patrol team on receipt of the call, immediately swung into action and was able to promptly rescue the two young men who were almost drawn and were gasping for breath at the point of the incident. Though, their Sand Boat with the contents were completely submerged, the victims aged between 23 and 25 were resuscitated and handed over to their families”.
