A local official told AFP that the boat was transporting 53 farmers to their lands on Saturday. Gumi River When he drowned in the middle of the road.
“Search operations are continuing to find the 41 passengers who are still missing,” said Niamallah Musa, the political governor of the Gumi region where the accident occurred, adding that “only 12 of them were rescued (on Saturday) shortly after the accident.”
He added, “The boat was carrying more passengers than it could handle, which caused it to capsize and sink.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expressed his “compassion” in a statement on Sunday after “over 40 farmers were killed in a boat accident”.
This area of Gomi experienced severe flooding a few days ago, forcing more than 100,000 people to flee.
Tinubu promised to provide “support to the victims” of the drowning and flooding incident.
often witness Nigeria Boats sink, especially during the rainy season, and this is generally due to overloading of boats, poor maintenance and non-compliance with safety regulations.
Last month, 30 farmers died when their boat sank in Dondai River In neighbouring Sokoto State, according to emergency services officials.
Three days earlier, 15 farmers died when their boat capsized in the Gamuda River in northern Jigawa State, police said.
