ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At the least 40 persons are lacking after a ship capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities mentioned.
The accident occurred across the Goronyo space in Sokoto state whereas the boat was transporting passengers to a market, Nigeria’s Nationwide Emergency Administration Company mentioned in a press release late Sunday.
The emergency company mentioned solely 10 folks have been rescued as groups proceed search and rescue efforts within the space.
The accident is the most recent in a sequence of lethal boat mishaps on Nigerian waterways. Such accidents are frequent in distant communities throughout the wet season, typically attributable to overloaded and poorly maintained vessels.
Final month, a ship transporting passengers to a market in north-central Nigeria capsized, killing at the very least 25 folks.
At the least 326 folks died in boat accidents in Nigeria in 2024, in accordance with a rely by TheCable, an area media outlet.
Analysts say many boats function with out life jackets, blaming weak enforcement by regulatory authorities.
