More than 150 feared drowned in Nigeria boat tragedy
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KANO, Nigeria, May 27, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – More than 150 people were feared drowned in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying passengers to a market sank in the Niger River, local officials said.
The boat was travelling between central Niger state and Wara in northwest Kebbi state when it sank, National Inland Waterways Authority local manager Yusuf Birma told reporters.
“The boat capacity was not up to the 180 passengers it carried,” Birma said.
“As we speak, only 20 people have been rescued alive, four dead confirmed while the remaining 156 people are still missing and they are believed to be underwater.”
Abuja [Nigeria], May 27 (ANI): The Nigerian government has declared 156 people missing in a boat mishap on Wednesday (local time) in northwestern Kebbi state.
Over 150 people are feared to have drowned in Nigeria after an overloaded boat they were travelling in capsized in the Niger River while it was ferrying passengers to a market.