The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Rescue workers are searching for more than 40 people after a boat accident in Sokoto State,
NEMA said in a statement that the boat, which was carrying more than 50 passengers to a market, capsized on Sunday morning. However, Boat accidents are common on Nigeria’s poorly regulated waterways due to overcrowding and poor maintenance, particularly during the annual rainy season when rivers and lakes overflow