Photos: 7 dead, 136 missing as boat carrying passengers from Kebbi State capsizes in River Niger

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    1 Photos: 7 dead, 136 missing as boat carrying passengers from Kebbi State capsizes in River Niger

    At least seven people have been confirmed dead and seven
    hospitalized when a boat carrying 150 passengers from Ngaski Local Govt
    Area of Kebbi State who were returning from Malali Market hit a branch
    of tree and capsized along River Niger.

    Confirming the incident on Saturday,
    the Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in
    charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara State, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad said
    that efforts were on going between fishermen and the Nigerian Inland
    Waterways Authority (NIWA) to rescue the missing passengers.

    As
    soon as we got hint of the…



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