Niger boat mishap: We have recovered 22 bodies – NSEMA
Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, has disclosed that 22 bodies have been recovered after the boat mishap that occurred between Baro and Akwanu communities of Agaie local government area of Niger State.
22 bodies recovered in Niger state boat mishap
According to Baba-Arah, the boat, which was sailing from Kogi state to Katcha market in Niger, had about 50 passengers — mostly women — on board. He said 22 bodies have been recovered so far, while eight persons were rescued alive.
At least 100 people are missing after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria
Authorities say at least 100 people, most of them women, were missing after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria
Dozens Feared Dead in Nigeria Boat Accident
Dozens of people were feared dead after a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, a waterways agency spokesperson said on Friday. National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) spokesperson Makama Suleiman said the boat was carrying mostly traders from Missa community in the central Kogi state heading to a weekly market in the neighbouring Niger state.
Dozens Killed and Over 100 Missing in Nigeria After Boat Capsizes
Rescuers were searching for survivors after the vessel, taking passengers to a food market, capsized along the River Niger, officials said.
At Least 27 Dead, 100 Missing After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria
At least 27 people died and more than 100, mostly women, were missing on Friday, after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said.
At least 27 people die in Nigeria boat accident
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency said on Friday. The final death toll from the accident late on Thursday would be known once a search and rescue operation ended,
Nigeria confirms that at least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after boat capsized
Authorities have not confirmed what caused the sinking but local media suggested the boat may have been overloaded. Overcrowding on boats is common in remote parts of Nigeria wher
At least 27 people died and more than 100 are missing after a boat capsizes on Niger River, authorities in Nigeria say
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At least 100 people are missing after a boat capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities say
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Nigeria: 27 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River
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