Officials say at least 25 people are feared to be dead in Nigeria state, world news
Officials said on Sunday that Abuja, July 27 (AP), captures a boat carrying a boat to a market in a market in North-Central Nigeria, killing at least 25 people.Ibrahim Hussaini Niger, an official of the National Emergency Management Agency, an accident occurred on Saturday near Gumu village in Shiroro area of Niger, who told the Associated Press.Hussaini said that search and rescue efforts were underway, but are limited as armed gangs mostly control the region. He said that the number of casualties may increase.“Very few people can go to the scene due to the bandit in that area,” he told AP.Armed groups, usually referred to as bandits, have carried forward attacks in recent months in the north-central region, which complicates rescue efforts.The accident is the latest in a range of deadly boat accidents on Nigerian waterways, where accidents are common in remote communities, especially during the rainy season, due to overloaded and poor ships.In September last year, a boat carrying most farmers was located on a river in the north -western state of Zamfara, sinking at least 40 people.In 2024, at least 326 people died in boat accidents in Nigeria, according to the count of a local media outlet.Analysts say that many boats work without life jackets and blame weak enforcement by regulatory authorities. (AP)
