Most of the 108 people who drowned after a boat broke up in north-central Nigeria were women and their children, survivors and local authorities told the Associated Press on Thursday as search efforts drew to a close.
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Lagos, May 29 (EFE).- At least 76 bodies have been recovered from the Niger River after an overloaded boat capsized in Kebbi state, northwestern Nigeria, local authorities told Efe Saturday.
“Emergency services have so far recovered 76 bodies from the river,” Alhaji Abdullahi Buhari, chairman of the local government of Ngaski, the district where the accident occurred, confirmed to Efe, noting that 22 people had been rescued alive.
“There are still many people missing and emergency services are working tirelessly to possibly recover more bodies,” he added.
The boat capsized on its way to the town of Wara (Kebbi) from Lokon Minna in neighboring Niger state because it was overloaded with more than 160 people and sandbags for a gold mine.