14 people have been confirmed dead after an overloaded passenger vessel capsized in the Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
A local official told AFP that the victims, 11 men and three women, were travelling for an event marking the birth of Prophet Mohammed on Tuesday when the accident happened. He said 10 other passengers were rescued by local divers.
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“We recovered the bodies of the 14 victims and buried them yesterday (Wednesday),” the administrator of Shagari district, Alyu Abubakar Dantani said.
Recall that some days ago, KOKO TV reported an engine boat loaded with about 85 passengers has capsized and killed no fewer than 76 persons on board in Anambra State.
It was gathered that the ill-fated boat, which had about 85 persons on board, took off from Onukwu Bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, before it capsized.
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Some unofficial sources said, “It has happened. An engine boat that loaded about 85 passengers at Onukwu bridge Ossomala enroute to Nkwo Ogbakuba market capsized this morning. Only nine passengers were rescued, the rest are yet to be seen.
