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.
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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)