At least 50 killed, mostly children, as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria

At least 50 killed, mostly children, as boat capsizes in Nigeria

At least 50 people, mostly children, died after an overloaded boat capsized on Thursday ​in Nigeria’s northwest Sokoto state, witnesses said. The accident took ‌place near Gorau in Goronyo local government area and rescue efforts are continuing, said Abdulkadir Yusuf, an area manager at the National Inland Waterways Au...