Boat Capsizes in Northwestern Nigeria, Leaving Dozens of People Dead
- On Thursday, an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto State, leaving 47 people dead according to the National Inland Waterways Authority.
- The vessel was transporting passengers to farms for work in Gorau town when traditional leader Sarkin Daji said travelers were heading to plant or harvest rice on the Sokoto River.
- Local resident Nasiru Gorau counted 42 bodies, mostly women and children, while Samaila Garba, 55, confirmed his 13-year-old granddaughter Jamila Usman was among the deceased.
- Abdulkadir Yusuf, area manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority, confirmed, "I can confirm that so far around 40 corpses of children have been recovered."
- Deadly boat accidents are common in Nigeria, where vessels often operate unsafely; in January, at least 25 people died when a leaking boat capsized in Yobe State.
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At least 40 bodies, mostly children, were rescued after an overcrowded boat had turned in the state of Sokoto, in northwestern Nigeria, reported, this Thursday (20), residents and local authorities. According to the latest update, based on the report of local witnesses, 50 people would have died in the accident near the locality of Gorau. Searches in the region continue, said Abdulkadir Yusuf, local manager of Nigeria's national water agency. Ac…
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = More than 50 people died after a boat capsized on a river in Sokoto State, northwestern Nigeria, on the 20th (local time), AFP reported...
Scores Dead after Boat Capsizes in Nigeria
At least 51 people have died after a boat sank in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state Thursday, a local resident told AFP, as authorities said rescue operations were ongoing. Such accidents are common on Nigeria's busy rivers and waterways, often caused by overloaded boats, poor maintenance or failure to comply with safety regulations. Scores drown each year. "The situation is bad," said Ibrahim Musa, a former councilor of Gorau village, in Goronyo…
A shipwreck in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday resulted in the death of at least 51 people according to a local resident, while relief is still on foot At least 51 people
Deadly boat accidents are common in Nigeria
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