Three sisters drown after a boat/canoe capsizes at Tiga Dam in Kano State, according to accounts shared by relatives and reported by local news outlets. The victims are identified as Murjanatu, Atikatu and Bilkisu. The incident happens at about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, with the women and girls reportedly on the water when the vessel overturns.
The reports place the incident in Tudunwada Local Government Area, in or near the Yalwan Rugu-Rugu community. Both outlets describe the deaths as occurring after the canoe/boat goes under, leading to community mourning. While the wording varies—Daily Post Nigeria refers to a boat, while The Punch describes a canoe—both accounts attribute the deaths to the capsizing at the same dam and provide the same victim names and timing.
