By Abimbola Ogunnaike
A wild hippopotamus has allegedly killed a pregnant woman along the old bridge crossing point of River Benue on Tuesday in Makurdi Benue state capital, reports a Lagos based national newspaper
There are two bridges on River Benue in Makurdi- the old and the new bridge.
An eyewitness account told the newspaper that the victim went to the island with other traders to buy vegetables for commercial purposes when she was attacked at the shore of the river.
The newspaper also gathered the woman, whose identity was not clear, was being ferried in an engine boat, which developed a fault and transferred to a wooden one.
The attacked boat was broken into pieces with the victim drowned, it was learnt when a search party was instituted, her body was recovered on Wednesday.
As at the time of filling this report, the state police command has yet to comment on the incident
Source: The Nation
