From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
Over 50,000 fishermen from different parts of the country and neighbouring nations stormed River Mata Fada before the arrival of the other important dignitaries.
The fishermen rushed to the river at about 12:02 pm, instead of waiting for gun shots or raising of red flag to signal for them before running to catch the fish.
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It was gathered that many of the fishermen have been at the river bank since 5am, awaiting the arriver of the visitors and official signal to commence the fishing competition.
As at the time of the fishermen stormed the river,many important personalities including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris,and other were not on their seats.

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