20 feared dead in Niger boat mishap

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Twenty persons, including the village head of Tungan-Sule in Malale District, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger, have drowned in a boat mishap.

 

Sources said the tragedy occurred at about 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 2 when a locally made wooden boat carrying the victims capsized while on transit between Tungan-Sule and Toduga villages.

 

According to the sources, all the passengers were drowned before the arrival of the rescue team.

 

“The bodies were later recovered and buried at the riverbank according to traditional rites,” said the sources. 

 

The sources said that police and local authorities had visited the community to commiserate with the families of the deceased.

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