A boat has drowned in Nigeria, killing 18 people. The boat was taking the workers to their fields. The dead also includes girls aged between 8 and 15 years.
Abuja: At least 18 people died in the sinking of a boat overloaded in the northern Bauchi province of Nigeria. Most of the dead include teenagers and youth.
Bauchi province police command spokesman Ahmed Mohammad Wakeel was quoted on Friday as saying. Mr. Wakeel said that the local people informed the police about this incident.
Divisional police officers along with the team of relief and rescue personnel rushed to the spot immediately after receiving the information of the accident. The drowned people were rushed to the hospital where doctors declared 18 dead and five were rescued.
The accident-hit boat was carrying workers to their fields. The dead people also include girls aged between 8 and 15. A 20-year-old youth named Noora Abdullahi has also died in this accident.
[Hams Live]