Education Ministry mourns death of capsized boat students

The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has mourned the death of three students who died in a capsized boat accident between Janjanbureh and Laminkoto crossing point while on excursion at the weekend.

The dead are Musa B. Ceesay, Sanna Kijera and Babucarr Jaiteh, all of whom were students of the Yundum Barracks Upper and Senior Secondary School.

The ministry said it’s “deeply saddened by the death of three of our students” and described it as evastatin

“The entire Ministry mourns this tragic loss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families, teachers, classmates and friends during this difficult time. May their souls rest in perfect peace…AMEEN,” the ministry’s statement on Monday said