KANO — Kano State was thrown into mourning over the weekend after three sisters drowned when a canoe conveying them capsized on Tiga Dam in Tudun Wada Local Government Area.
The victims, identified as Murjanatu, Atikatu and Bilkisu, popularly known as Amira, were daughters of the same household in Yalwan Rugu-Rugu community.
What began as an ordinary Saturday afternoon ended in heartbreaking tragedy for the family, as the three girls reportedly left home together but never returned.
Family members said the incident occurred at about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday when the canoe carrying the sisters overturned on the multi-purpose dam.
The girls were said to have drowned before help could reach them.
Confirming the incident, the Chairperson of Tudun Wada Local Government Area and Chair of the Kano State Association of Local Government Chairpersons, Hajiya Sa’adatu Salisu Soja Maijama’a, described the incident as a devastating loss to the family and the entire community.
“We share the pain of the bereaved family and pray that Almighty Allah forgives the deceased, grants them Aljannatul Firdaus, and gives their loved ones the strength to bear this painful loss,” she said.
Residents of Yalwan Rugu-Rugu community have since been gripped by grief, as neighbours and sympathisers mourned the three sisters whose lives were cut short in the single tragic accident.
As of press time, no official statement had been issued by emergency or marine safety authorities on the cause of the canoe capsize.
