The State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, confirmed the casualty figure.
No fewer than 42 people were on Friday drowned in a boat mishap on River Niger close to Malilli Village in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 100 others on board were missing in the mishap which occurred at about 2 p.m.
The Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Hussaini, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Saturday.
Mr. Hussaini said the incident occurred around 2 pm when the traders were returning from Malili Village back to Tunga Illo Village across the River Niger, after the day’s market.
He said the details were sketchy, but the boat which had over 150 passengers capsized midway and drowned 42 people, while 100 others were missing.
The spokesman said that local divers from Malili Village had recovered 42 corpses, while efforts were being intensified to rescue possible survivors or the corpse of those drowned.
“At the moment search and rescue is ongoing on the river.
“I will make the details of the incident later, but the agency has dispatch its officers to assist the villagers in the rescue efforts,’’ he said.
Mr. Hussaini said the recovered corpses would be given mass burial close to the river bank, adding that neighbouring villages had been alerted to look out for floating corpses.
The Secretary to the State Government, Saidu Ndako, confirmed the boat mishap.
“I received the information late in the night that a boat had capsized and 42 persons have drowned in the incident, while rescue operation is ongoing.
“We believe that the boat was overload because the boat’s capacity was put at 60 passengers, but over 150 passengers were said to be on board during the incident.
“The debris in the swollen river may also have been responsible for the incident,’’ Mr. Ndako said.
Mr. Ndako said that the government condoled with the family of those who had lost their loved ones, and pray that Allah grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
Source: (NAN)

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who do we blame for this.
150 on one local boat at once.
they say nigerians like themselves but am beginning to doubt it.
rip to dead and the struggle continues for the living

Obviously the boat was overloaded. Its like having a molue on a river- and look what it caused.
R.I.P to the lost lives.

Na ya hand i dey ooh God

OMG.. I wont believe this.. So all this people are gonna be chopped by fishes? OH MY GOD WHERE IS SPIDERMAN.?

Rip to d death,God help d rest

Capacity: 60
Onboard: 150 nd bove.
R.I.P. To the dead!

Who is to be blame? 60 seater, but 150 on board

they planned their death by riding on an overloaded boat to start with! And who rides on a boat without using life jackets?

What stupidity will lead these Nigerians into, only God can tell.

Nikapetrelli: Rip to d death,God help d rest

yea
and to the dead too

Overloading.

42 drowned 100 missing. And how many survived ? Huh ?


#R.I.P.

Rip to d dead

This reminds me of my NYSC days of crossing River Niger using canoe. I even crossed 2 days after a boat mishap like this happened.
www.nairaland.com/1303713/crossing-river-niger-using-canoe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgE8nc2mmEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhYkcn60tNU

100 missing? Let's be frank here, Over 60 are as good as dead among the hundred.

unfortunate incidence. May God grant thier families the strength to bear these losses.

Government of the past and present should be blamed. Give my people quality education and release them from these shackles of ignorance and illiteracy.

RIP to the dead

Mass burial? Wont they allow family members identify the corpse and bury them their own way

kekakuz: who do we blame for this.
150 on one local boat at once.
they say nigerians like themselves but am beginning to doubt it.
rip to dead and the struggle continues for the living

I was waiting to hear u call gej's name here, so that u go receive ur ban right away

may God have mercy on us, this is not BH oooo, RIP to the dead

142 passengers... wow! neva knew a boat can carry such amount

This happened at about 3 days ago now.. There's no need of it making FP again now, because most of us might have seen it..
Anyways,
RIP to the Dead

Hmm

In the western world , they called it "Health & Safety" common sense

But in Africa

We believe that "Miracle, or God will save us"

Wake up bros; use your common sense. We should help God to help us. Think "health & safety"
It is clearly written in the bible: Heaven help those that help themselves

May their soul R.I.P

speedyboi:
So obviously they couldn't swim and they planned their death by riding on a boat without using life jackets.

What stupidity will lead these Nigerians into, only God can tell.

so once you can swim, you must be able to survive no matter the part of the river where your boat capsized? How many minutes / hours can you swim without getting tired? How many meters can you cover while swimming? Regarding the life jackets, poverty is the cause.

Obviously no life jackets in Naija. What is the worth of human life here? RIP to the dead. And may the missing be found in one piece.

Nawa oo

Click like if sudden DEATH is not ur PORTION IJN

k.

struggle continues...

Ihe nkea dikwa omimi