Three Sisters Drown in Kano Boat Accident at Tiga Dam

Three sisters drowned on Saturday afternoon after the boat carrying them capsized at Tiga Dam in Kano State, Nigeria, plunging their community into mourning. The victims, identified as Murjanatu, Atikatu, and Bilkisu, popularly known as Amira, were from Yalwan RuguRugu village in the Tudunwada Local Government Area. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. on August 30, 2026, as the sisters were returning home from a rice harvest. According to their father, Malam Abdulhadi Suleiman, the three girls had gone to the farm with their brother, Usman Abdulhadi, to assist with the harvest. After completing their work, they boarded a boat to return home. The journey proceeded normally until the vessel reached the middle of the water, when it suddenly capsized. The brother, the only male in the boat, was unable to rescue all of them. Neighbors and community members rushed to the scene with additional boats to help, but those rescue vessels also capsized. A messenger was sent to alert the village, and approximately 200 people mobilized to the scene in a desperate attempt to save the sisters. However, by the time the bodies were recovered around 3:30 p.m., it was too late.