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Photos: 7 dead, over 100 missing as boat capsizes in River Niger.



Not less than seven people have been confirmed dead and seven hospitalized when a boat carrying over 100 passengers from Ngaski Local Govt of Kebbi State who were returning from Malali Market hit a branch of tree and capsized along River Niger.
Confirming the incident on Saturday, the Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in charge of  Kebbi and Zamfara State, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad said "Efforts are on going between fishermen and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to rescue the missing passengers."
"As soon as we got hint of the mishap, we put a call to NIWA to help rescue the missing passengers. All the people on board were missing, but as rescue and search continue wide and deep of the river intensified, 14 people have been discovered; seven died and seven have been taken to Ngaski Hospital." 










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