The boat was carrying around 300 people returning from a weekend in Kwara. At the moment, they have found 100 survivors and are still working on the rescue efforts.
At least 103 people died Tuesday in Nigeria after a shipwreck in the Niger River. According to the authorities, the victims were returning from a wedding that had taken place over the weekend in Kwara when the boat sank.
He government spokesperson regional officer, Rafiu Ajakaye, conveyed the condolences of the Kwara State Governor, Abdulraman Abdulrazaq to the relatives of the victims.
The ship was carrying around 300 people. The vast majority of the bodies were found in the vicinity of the village. Egbu although there were also deaths in Gakpan and Kpadaall in the town of Parigi.
The spokesman for the State Police of Kwara, okasanmi ajayispecified that 103 people died in the shipwreck and 100 survivedalthough he clarified that “continue the search and the balance may increase.”
Shipwrecks in Nigerian rivers are frequent. They are caused by boats that are overloaded or in poor condition, and because safety rules are not respected.
Source: Ambito
