Hundreds of people dead as boat capsizes in Niger River accident while returning from wedding ceremony
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Hundreds of people dead as boat capsizes in Niger River accident while returning from wedding ceremony. Abuja (Nigeria) : 103 people died after a boat capsized in Nigeria. The accident happened in northern Nigeria when the people on the boat were returning from a wedding ceremony. Children are also included in the dead. About 300 people were aboard the boat.
large number of people missing
Hundreds of people dead as boat capsizes in Niger River accident while returning from wedding ceremony. While giving information about the accident, the officials said that the incident took place in Pategi District of Kwara State, Northern Nigeria. A large number of people have gone missing after the accident. Search is on for the missing people. Local people and police are searching for the missing people.
100 people were rescued
He told that 100 people have been rescued so far. Local chief Abdul Gana Lukpada said, ‘The boat was carrying more people than its capacity. There were about 300 people in it. The boat collided with a big log under the water and got damaged. The office of Kwara Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazak issued a statement expressing condolences. (input language)
Hundreds of people dead as boat capsizes in Niger River accident while returning from wedding ceremony.
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