NewStats: 3,262,364 , 8,176,934 topics. Date: Monday, 02 June 2025 at 12:37 AM 6r3k1e

Dozens of people are missing feared dead in Nigeria after a boat carrying about 200 broke in two and sank, officials say.

Most engers were women and children travelling from neighhouring Niger to the north-western state of Kebbi.

One survivor said about 40 people had been rescued, but it is unlikely that many more survivors will be found.

Local authorities told the BBC that divers and emergency workers were trying to save others.

Five bodies have reportedly been recovered.

"Bodies are still being recovered. We can't ascertain the number for now," Yahaya Sarki, a spokesman for the governor of Kebbi, told the Reuters news agency.

Abdullahi Buhari Wara, istrative head of Ngaski district, told the AFP news agency that he blamed the accident on overloading, as the boat was meant to carry no more than 80 engers.

The boat was also loaded with bags of sand from a gold mine, he said.

Qasimu Umar Wara, a resident of the nearby town of Wara, said that five bodies had been recovered but many more are expected to wash up in the days ahead.

The boat was overloaded, he said: "My brother is among those missing. This is the worst boat accident that has happened in this water."

Boat accidents along the River Niger are common with overcrowding a major cause, as well as collisions with tree trunks under the water.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57259966.amp

No good news in a day or what?

Dis is wetin overloading an old unmaintained Ferry can cause

Marine Kingdom. Una well done

Even that yatch parked helpless at marina road Lagos should not carry 200 engers...

This people sef. Civilisation no do them well.

If bandit doesnt kill,accident will happen,this country is haunted

May God protect all on board

At this rate, Nigeria is physically and spiritually vulnerable


If you believe in God, now's the time to call on Him.



To your tent oh Nigerians

Wahala everywhere...buy why more bad news instead of more good news these days

Pls our ancestors come to our rescue... forgive us

GreenFarmsNG:
Marine Kingdom. Una well done

Bleep

This is a sad occurrence that could have been prevented if not for the overload now

So like 160 are missing now...
I pray they're found alive.... Amen.

I blame Desmond elliot

Damn it....

Problem no dey finish for this country.
May God help us...smh

how 200 people go dey enter one small boat, even picture of the boat no dey sef.. meh those people lack sense Sha.. I pray more are found..

Wetin concern me!

Just like Nigeria

From Niger to do what

Imagine boat crossing from Niger republic freely into Nigeria and our useless govt will not see them to harrass.. if it's down south, all the customs and immigration will be showing their strength.

We don't have borders in the north, it only exist in the south; evil people

But that's overloading na. A whole 200 engers.

In Nigeria, you wake up, bad news, you try sleep, bad new. Which kind of leaders do we have this time?

g out!!! Bad news don taya me.

Naija and bad news recently na 5 and 6

God abeg expel our leaders and put full stop to the calamity

What a tragedy

NORTH AND BAD NEWS EEH #TUFIAKWA these Northerners should ask themselves questions bcuz this is more like a CURSE, PLAGUE but funny enough they won't rather be killing themselves about BIAFRA AND ODUDUWA the only successful people that are doing NIGERIA proud and believed in ONE NIGERIA


Pls before u quote me ,it's only a SOUTHERNER that believes in ONE NIGERIA that's why they go to the North, buy lands, develop it without any ulterior motives or hidden agenda but u hardly see a Northerner going to the south to develop a standard business bcuz they believe that one day they'll kill SOUTHERNERS in the North to their own properties won't be affected if a kind of Reprisal occurs

Saviour!