A Boat Carrying 150 Passengers Capsize In River Niger! No One Has Been Found Alive Yet

No fewer than 42 people were yesterday drowned in a
boat mishap on River Niger close to Malilli village in Borgu
Local Government Area of Niger when traders were
returning from Malilli Village to Tunga Illo village, after the
day’s market.

The boat which had over 150 passengers capsized midway
and drowned 42 people, while 100 others were missing.
Local divers helped in recovering the corpses and are still
looking for more. The Secretary to the State Government
who confirmed the incident said; ''We believe that the boat
was overloaded because the boat’s capacity was put at 60
passengers, but over 150 passengers were said to be on
board during the incident. The debris in the swollen river
may also have been responsible for the incident''

The recovered corpses would be given a mass burial close to
the river bank, and neighboring villages have also been
alerted to look out for floating corpses.