Casablanca (ADV) – Local authorities have reported the death of twenty-one people killed after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Sokoto.
Responders recovered 21 bodies – 17 women and 4 children – on board the overloaded boat, which capsized following strong waves in Gida Kare district of the state on Thursday, the National Emergency Management Agency said.
An investigation has been launched to ascertain the cause of the boat, which carried at least 50 passengers at the time of the incident. According to Suleiman Karim, a NEMA personnel, the 29 other people on board were able to make it to shore during a rescue operation.
Boat accidents occur quite regularly in this poor region of Nigeria, especially during rainy days, due to transports’ bad conditions.
Bur-csa – Oumaima Derfoufi – ADV
