Overloading boat sinks in river in Nigeria, 100 dead; Administration engaged in removing dead bodies

A major accident took place in Nigeria on Tuesday when the boat overturned. Nearly 100 people were killed when a boat carrying residents returning from a wedding ceremony capsized in the country’s northern Nigeria. News agency ANI has given this information. The agency quoted police and local residents as saying that a search was on for survivors of the incident.

More than 100 people died after the boat capsized

Police spokesman Okasanmi Ajayi said the boat capsized in the Niger River in Kwara state near neighboring Niger. “We have come to know that a boat capsized in the Niger River, in which around 100 people have died. However, the search operation is going on and the death toll may increase,” he said.

Administration engaged in taking out the dead bodies

It is to be known that this accident happened in the biggest river of Nigeria. After this incident, the police officers and the local people are engaged in removing the dead bodies of the people killed in the accident. It is worth mentioning that there is such an accident in Nigeria. People here often use locally made ships, due to which such accidents keep happening.