Boat Capsizes in Northwestern Nigeria, Leaving Dozens of People Dead
At least 40 children were among the dead as local divers searched for missing passengers and recovered bodies, officials and residents said.
- On Thursday, an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto State, leaving 47 people dead according to the National Inland Waterways Authority.
- The vessel was transporting passengers to farms for work in Gorau town when traditional leader Sarkin Daji said travelers were heading to plant or harvest rice on the Sokoto River.
- Local resident Nasiru Gorau counted 42 bodies, mostly women and children, while Samaila Garba, 55, confirmed his 13-year-old granddaughter Jamila Usman was among the deceased.
- Abdulkadir Yusuf, area manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority, confirmed, "I can confirm that so far around 40 corpses of children have been recovered."
- Deadly boat accidents are common in Nigeria, where vessels often operate unsafely; in January, at least 25 people died when a leaking boat capsized in Yobe State.
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At least 50 people have died after a boat capsized and sank in Sokoto state, northwestern Nigeria. Women and children are among the victims. Locals say the boat sank less than a minute after setting off. The article At least 51 people died in a shipwreck in Nigeria: "It sank one minute after setting off" first appeared on Romania TV.
52 killed in Nigeria boat disaster
The overloaded vessel was ferrying farm workers when it capsized in northwestern Sokoto State At least 52 people have died after an overloaded boat carrying farm workers capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State, according to officials and residents. Many of the victims were women and children. The boat overturned on Thursday near Gorau town in...
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