At least 64 people feared dead in Nigeria boat accident

At least 40 drowned in Nigeria boat accident

ABUJA, Nigeria — A boat carrying mostly farmers capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people, President Bola Tinubu said Sunday.

Boat capsizes in Nigeria drowning at least 40 people

A boat carrying mostly farmers capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people, President Bola Tinub u said Sunday. The accident happened in Zamfara state, as farmers were trying to get to their land, Tinubu said in a statement. The president promised support for the victims…

At least 40 people dead after a boat capsizes in Nigeria

At least 40 people have drowned in a boat accident in northwest Nigeria, said President Bola Tinubu on Sunday.

Boat capsizes in Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people

The wooden boat was carrying mostly farmers across a river near Gummi town when the incident occurred.

(Seoul/Istanbul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sang-hoon, Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = At least 40 people are believed to have died in a boat capsizing accident in Nigeria, AP, AFP...

Tinubu mourns over 40 farmers who died in Zamfara boat accident

President Tinubu also directed response agencies to work with the Zamfara State Government to help those affected by the disaster. President Bola Tinubu on Sunday commiserated with the people and government of Zamfara over recent floods in Gummi Local Government Area and the death of over 40 farmers in a boat accident at the weekend. A statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said Tinubu pro…