26 Persons Dead in Sokoto Boat Mishap

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26 Die in Sokoto Boat Mishap
About 26 people have been reported dead after a boat capsized in Shagari River in Sokoto State of Nigeria.

The Chairman of the Shagari Council area, Aliyu Dantani, made this known  to Newsmen Tuesday.

Dani said of the 26 recovered corpses, 21 were women while five were children, adding that a search and rescue mission was ongoing.

However, the council boss said the actual number of passengers in the boat could not be immediately ascertained.

According to him, local divers were currently in the river to see how to either recover bodies or rescue survivors.

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