At least 18 dead, 6 missing as boat capsizes in northern Nigeria
At least 18 people reportedly died and six people were declared missing after a boat capsized in Mai’adua LGA of Katsina state.
The accident occurred on Wednesday when the boat carrying 24 people, mostly children, capsized in the river, local officials said.
The victims were buried in Mai’adua on Thursday, while a search team had been constituted to recover the remaining bodies., they added. (ILKHA)