Nigeria: 27 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River

In a tragic incident, at least 27 people died while over 100, including women were missing, after a boat capsized along the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency said on Friday. The accident took place late Thursday when the boat carrying mostly traders from Missa community in central Kogi state was heading to a weekly market in neighbouring Niger state, a National Inland Waterways Authority spokesperson said.

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