The boat was overloaded with bags of cement, iron rods, food items, animals, and over 100 passengers including children
on Saturday said it has recovered 20 bodies from the recent boat mishap that happened in Karim Lamido Local Government.
He said the boat was overloaded with bags of cement, iron rods, food items, animals, and over 100 passengers, including children. He revealed that about 60 passengers drowned while others held on to other passengers who could swim and got to the bank of the river safely. He said the government will no longer tolerate overloading of boats or canoes, or movement without passenger manifests and life jackets.
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