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| Sokoto boat accident: Nigerian rescuers search for dozens missing | Sokoto boat accident: Nigerian rescuers search for dozens missing |
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| Divers have gone out on to the river to try and find the missing passengers | Divers have gone out on to the river to try and find the missing passengers |
| Rescue workers in northern Nigeria are searching for more than 40 missing passengers after a boat accident in Sokoto state, the authorities have said. | Rescue workers in northern Nigeria are searching for more than 40 missing passengers after a boat accident in Sokoto state, the authorities have said. |
| The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said the boat was carrying more than 50 people to a local market when it capsized in the River Goronyo on Sunday. | The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said the boat was carrying more than 50 people to a local market when it capsized in the River Goronyo on Sunday. |
| A Sokoto official told the BBC that four people have been found alive. Nema said it was "intensifying efforts alongside local authorities to locate [those] still missing". | A Sokoto official told the BBC that four people have been found alive. Nema said it was "intensifying efforts alongside local authorities to locate [those] still missing". |
| Boat accidents occur regularly in Nigeria due to overcrowding, poorly maintained boats and the failure to enforce safety regulations. | Boat accidents occur regularly in Nigeria due to overcrowding, poorly maintained boats and the failure to enforce safety regulations. |
| In December 2024, 54 bodies were recovered from the River Niger after a boat that may have been carrying more than 200 passengers capsized. | In December 2024, 54 bodies were recovered from the River Niger after a boat that may have been carrying more than 200 passengers capsized. |
| A month earlier, a wooden dugout canoe, packed with nearly 300 passengers, overturned and sank in the middle of the Niger killing nearly 200 people. | |
| In another accident that gained a lot of attention, more than 100 people drowned two years ago in the south-western part of the country. | In another accident that gained a lot of attention, more than 100 people drowned two years ago in the south-western part of the country. |
| The vessel they were in was carrying around 300 passengers travelling from Kwara state to Niger state after a wedding celebration. | The vessel they were in was carrying around 300 passengers travelling from Kwara state to Niger state after a wedding celebration. |
| According to government regulations all passengers are supposed to wear life jackets, but they are not always available, especially in rural areas. | |
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| Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, UN warns | Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, UN warns |
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