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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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