Niger’s state boat overcome: dozens die in Nigeria

At least 32 people were killed in Northern Nigeria Nigeria after the boat dropped into the river, BBC official said.

It is reported that a overloaded boat was allegedly transporting about 100 passengers, including women and children, tipped up when a plum of a tree on the Niger River near Borga was applied on Wednesday morning.

Abdullah Baba Ara, a press secretary of the National Emergency Agency (NEMA) in the state, said on Thursday the BBC Hausa that more than 50 people were rescued and eight were missing.

Search operations continue.

Mr. Ara said the government created the “Water Marshall” team to stop the boat operators from the ships and to ensure passengers to wear rescue vests.

“Perhaps water marshals were not on duty when this boat flew,” he said, adding that the investigations had begun.

The head of the local district told Reuters that he found himself at the scene immediately after the accident.

“I was at the scene at about 12 pm yesterday to 4:00 pm. The boat transported more than 100 people. We were able to return 31 corpses from the river. The boat was also removed and removed,” Sada Inu Muhammad quoted.

Boat accidents are quite common in Nigeria, often due to overload, poor adjustment and insufficient precautions.

About 25 people are missing Last month after a boat accident in Sokota.

In December last year, 54 bodies were removed from the Niger River after a boat, which may be transferred more than 200 passengers.

The government has made it mandatory for water travelers to always wear rescue vests, but this is often not fulfilled.

In February, the Minister of the Marines and the Blue Economy of Adeboye Oytol created a “Special Committee for Unhappy Boats in Nigeria”, and in May the ministry announced that it would distribute 42,000 rescue committees to 12 states in the country.

Later, in the month, national domestic waters (NIWA) launched a campaign they called “without a life jacket, without travel”, and “without a night journey” in Niger and Kuvars, where the recently occurred.

Niger’s largest in Nigeria in land, and people tend to travel a lot on the water, as it is often the fastest and cheapest means of handling.