Most of the accidents on the Niger River in Nigeria have been attributed to overcrowding and lack of maintenance of the boats. A boat carrying approximately 200 passengers capsized on the river, resulting in the recovery of 27 bodies by Friday evening. The boat was overloaded and was taking women to a food market, with no survivors found by local authorities.
Most of the accidents on the Niger River in Nigeria have been attributed to overcrowding and lack of maintenance of the boats.Most of the accidents on the Niger River in Nigeria have been attributed to overcrowding and lack of maintenance of the boats.About 200 passengers were on the boat that was going from the state of Kogi to neighbouring state of Niger when it capsized on the Niger River , the Niger state emergency management agency spokesperson, Ibrahim Audu, told the Associated Press.
No survivor had been found about 12 hours after the incident occurred, she added. The boat was transporting the passengers, who were mostly women, to a food market. Rescuers had trouble finding the location of the capsizing for hours after Friday’s tragedy struck, according to Justin Uwazuruonye, who is in charge of Nigeria’s national emergency management agency operations in the state.
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