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Fifteen children drowned and 25 missing in a shipwreck in Nigeria – Medafrica Times

Fifteen children drowned and 25 missing in a shipwreck in Nigeria – Medafrica Times
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Nigeria
Sokoto
Sokoto-state
Dundeji
Shagari
Aliyu-abubakar
Shagari-river

Nigeria: 15 children drowned in a shipwreck and 25 missing

A boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria, killing 15 people, police said last Wednesday.

Nigeria
Dundeji
Sokoto
Sanusi-abubakar
Umar-yabo
Associated-press

Nigeria boat collapse: 15 people dead en route to Sokoto state

The boat was heading to the village of Dundeji in Sokoto state on Tuesday when it capsized in the middle of a river, local police said.

Nigeria
Abuja
Abuja-federal-capital-territory
Sokoto
Dundeji
Umar-yabo
Chinedu-asadu
Sanusi-abubakar
Associated-press

Children among 15 dead in north Nigeria boat capsizing

Police in Nigeria say 15 people including children have died after a boat carrying them capsized in the northwest of the country. A police spokesman said Wednesday that people nearby managed to rescue 21 passengers in Sokoto state's Dundeji village. Authorities have launched an investigation into Tuesday's capsizing which is the latest one to hit Nigeria’s river communities. Local media reported that the villagers on Wednesday gathered at the local square with their families as they mourned the victims who were on their way to fetch firewood.

Nigeria
Sokoto
Dundeji
Abuja
Abuja-federal-capital-territory
Sanusi-abubakar
Umar-yabo
Associated-press
Boat-and-ship-accidents
Africa

15 Children Drown, 25 Missing In Nigeria Boat Accident

Fifteen children drowned and 25 others were missing when their overloaded boat capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria, a local official said on Wednesday.

Nigeria
Anambra
Kebbi
Sokoto
Anambra-state
Dundeji
Sokoto-state
Niger
Shagari
Gidan-magana
Zamfara
Aliyu-abubakar