S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

SOKOTO STATE TO BEGIN AIRLIFT OF ITS PILGRIMS TOMORROW (TUESDAY).(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


SOKOTO STATE TO BEGIN AIRLIFT OF ITS PILGRIMS TOMORROW (TUESDAY),


Airlift of the Sokoto state pilgrims back home is to commence tomorrow.

Director General of the State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Alhaji Ibrahim Umar disclosed this in Makkah 

He said to that effect, all arrangements had been completed to ensure a successful airlift,

According to him, pilgrims from Gada local government that came in the first flight would be the first to be airlifted home.

He explained that, arrangements for the airlift during the inaugural exercise would be followed during the conveyance of the pilgrims back home.

Alhaji Ibrahim Umar maintained that, the pilgrims from Gada would be transported to the Jeddah international airport today for the impending journey back to Sokoto state.

 

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