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Archyde May 27, 2021 by archyde More than 150 people are missing after an overloaded boat sank in northwest Nigeria on the Niger River, local authorities said on Wednesday (May 27th), saying they feared they would all be drowned. The boat came from the state of Niger (center) and was heading for the state of Kebbi (north). “The boat’s capacity was much lower than the 180 passengers it was carrying”local waterways official Yusuf Birma told reporters. “At this time, only 20 people have been found alive, four dead and the remaining 156 are still missing and probably under water”, he detailed. “It was an old wooden boat in poor condition” which was on its way to a local market and which sank after an hour of travel, said Birma.

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