BREAKING: Boat carrying over 200 people capsizes on River Niger

BREAKING

A boat carrying more than 200 persons has reportedly capsized along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger.

The boat capsized on Friday morning, November 29, along the Dambo-Ebuchi section of River Niger while carrying traders and farmers heading to Katcha for the weekly market.

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Local divers are leading rescue efforts, with eight bodies recovered so far, TheCable reports.

This comes less than two months after a similar accident in Mokwa LGA, Niger State, where 42 lives were lost.

On 1 October, another boat carrying over 200 passengers capsized, with 150 reportedly rescued.

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