Death toll hits 47 as boat conveying farmers capsizes in Sokoto

At least 47 people have died after a boat capsized in a river in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto State on Thursday. Officials said the boat was conveying farmers to Gorau town when it capsized. Abdulkadir Yusuf, Sokoto state manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority, said the toll stood at 47 “so far”, according Vanguard.

Resident Samaila Garba said he lost his 13-year-old granddaughter and had counted 42 bodies, mostly women and children, who typically farm during the rainy season. Another resident described the community as devastated.