New Delhi :
A horrific boat accident has happened in the African country of Northern Nigeria. According to the information, about 100 people have died in this boat accident. According to the international news agency Associated Press (AP), 100 people from northern Nigeria were returning from a wedding by boat. During this, this incident of boat capsize happened. According to AP, more than 100 people were returning from the wedding by boat. Meanwhile, suddenly the boat overturned due to overloading. About 100 people have died in this accident. Police and local people have started relief and rescue work to save other people. According to the information, many bodies have been recovered after the accident. At the same time, the search for others is going on. boat accident in niger river According to the report of CNN, this boat accident happened in the Niger River. It is being told that there were about 300 people in the boat. Abdul Gana Lukpada, the traditional chief of Kapada, said that the incident happened on Monday. Abdul Gana Lukpada told that the guests who attended the wedding had boarded a boat from Igboti village to cross the Niger River. The roads were flooded due to heavy rains in Kapada. He told that it started raining during the marriage itself. Due to which people decided to go back by boat. More than 300 people were aboard the boat He told that there were about 300 people on the boat, including men and women. He said that the accident took place on Monday morning between three and four. He told that the boat collided with a tree trunk in the water and overturned. He told that according to my information only 53 people could be saved. Describing this incident as a big tragedy, Lukpada said that he has lost four of his neighbors in this accident. According to CNN, Kwara police spokesman Ajayi Okasanmi told that a team has been set up to investigate how the accident happened.
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