Forty-six dead bodies of over 200 passengers who drowned after a boat carrying artisanal miners and traders capsized in Tsihuwan Labata in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
The boat was
travelling to Kebbi State from Niger State.
Out of the 46
corpses, 45 were recovered by the search operations team while the last one was
recovered after it had floated over the water.
The youth leader
of Warra town, Suleman Bobo, who is also part of the rescue team, told Daily
Trust that on Wednesday, five corpses were recovered while on Thursday, 41
others were recovered.
On those
recovered, Bobo said as of Wednesday, 23 were recovered by the search team in
Warra, whereas others were reported to have been recovered in other
neighbouring villages.
“46 dead
bodies have so far been recovered and they have been buried with the exception
of those rescued in the night,” he said.
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