MP for Tolon Consoles families of 4-Persons Drowned in Golinga Dam

The second Deputy Majority Whip and Member of Parliament Tolon Constituency in the Northern Region, Hon Habib Iddrisu has joined constituents to mourn with the families of the four farmers who drowned in the Golinga Irrigation Dam.

The entire Galinkpegu community in the Tolon District in the Northern Region was shocked after the four farmers drowned in the dam when their canoe capsized last Saturday.

The deceased were said to have returned from their farm when the incident occurred around 3:00 p.m.

The bodies, identified as Alhassan Zakaria; 40, Yakubu Danaa; 45, Alhassan Musah; 45, and Issahaku Musah, have since been retrieved and handed over to their families for burial in line with Islamic customs.

Local media reports indicated seven persons were onboard the canoe when the accident occurred but three managed to swim ashore, leaving the four who unfortunately drowned.

The Tolon District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Abdallah Salifu, who confirmed the incident, said that a search party, including some local folks and personnel of NADMO, searched for about 24 hours and was able to retrieve all the bodies.

The MP who was with the families to sympathize with them expressed shock at the incident and prayed that Allah accepts their souls.

“l was shocked to hear the death of the four people who are indigenous people of this land. May Allah receive their soul and accept them in his bosom,” Hon Habib prayed for the four deceased persons.