No fewer than 100 passengers are feared dead after their boat capsized in Borgu Local Government area of Niger State.
The Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed the incident in a statement in Minna on Monday.
Baba-Arah said the incident happened on Monday afternoon, adding that the boat took off from Dugga Mashaya in Dugga ward heading towards Wara market in Kebbi state.
He noted that the boat was conveying passengers estimated to be around 100 including goods, grains and other valuables.
According to him, the agency is yet to ascertain number of deaths and survivors.
He said search and rescue operations were ongoing by local divers, the agency desk officers and local government officials.