Following the collision, one of the passengers, a 32-year-old man, was crushed by the boat and fell inside the water.
The boat transporting 40 passengers from Guma LGA to Buruku LGA for business capsized in the river around Fada Village in Guma LGA of the state.
“It is said that all passengers on board which, includes children were not all putting on their life jackets.”
Two female passengers died after a boat mishap in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Wednesday.
A recent incident happened when 29 teenagers from Gidan-Magana lost their lives on Wednesday during a boat mishap.
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Representative Abubakar Umar (APC-Sokoto), says the ferries will be provided by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).
Two persons died and another two survived a boat mishap at Zangon Durgu Village in Rimin Gado local government area of Kano, the state fire service has said.
