Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, on Wednesday disclosed how he narrowly escaped death by an act of providence in the tragic boat mishap that occurred along Bennett Island River in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State last weekend.
Five persons were confirmed dead in the accident, with several others rescued or missing, including a toddler found floating lifeless in the water for over an hour.
The boat, reportedly conveying about 30 passengers from a burial ceremony, had a head-on collision with a submerged log in the waterway.
Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Nkem Nwaeke, in a statement, the Speaker said he was involved in the incident but miraculously survived.
According to the statement, the Speaker was returning to Asaba via Warri after engaging with constituents last Friday afternoon when the boat he was aboard narrowly avoided a head-on collision with another, resulting in the death of five persons and injuries to several others.
