Niger State Government on Tuesday announced the recovery of seven more bodies from the recent flood disaster in Mokwa area, bringing the total number of casualties to 160.
This was revealed in a statement issued in Minna by the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman.
According to Usman, four of the bodies were recovered on Monday and one body was recovered in the early hours of Tuesday, while two more bodies were recovered on Tuesday in the ongoing search efforts.
He noted that the recovered seven bodies had since been buried in the state.
7 MORE BODIES RECOVERED AS DEATH TOLL RISES IN MOKWA FLOOD
