The entire Galinkpegu community in the Tolon District has been thrown into a state of shock after four(4) young men out of seven(7) brothers onboard a canoe lost their lives after it capsized on the Golinga irrigation dam.
The accident is reported to have happened on Saturday August 12, 2023 at about 2:45pm.
The deceased, identified as Alhassan Zakaria 40yrs, Yakubu Danaa 45yrs, Alhassan Musah 45yrs, and Issahaku Musah 46yrs, were returning from farm when the incident happened.
Assemblyman of the area Nantogmah Zakaria in an interview with diamoondfmonline.com, said “we can’t comprehend what might cause this tragedy. The seven brothers went to a farm on a canoe and upon their return, the canoe capsized and three of them manage their way out while four got drowned. We were able to retrieve three bodies yesterday and Insha’Allah with the help of NADMO rescue team together with the local team this morning we were able to retrieve the lifeless body of one of the victims”.
He said the deceased has been handed to the bereaved families after the police inspection and has since been buried according to Islamic custom.
Some of the residents of Galinkpegu community expressed their grief and said the incident left the entire community in a state of shock as they cannot come to terms with the demise of their promising brothers.
“I’m yet to believe the death of our brothers because this is strange to us. It has never happened in our community because they have been crossing the dam every day, and what happened yesterday in fact was as shock. We cannot believe it because there weren’t any strong waves to trigger the accident”, a resident lamented.
Story By: Alhassan Yakubu |www.diamondfmonline.com |Ghana.
