More than 40 individuals have been missing in a boat accident in Nigeria after a boat conveying 50 individuals to a well-liked market in northwest Sokoto State capsized on Sunday (August 17, 2025), the nation’s emergency agency stated.
The passengers have been travelling to Goronyo market, a well-liked meals produce market in the State, when the boat capsized. Ten individuals have been rescued, Zubaidar Umar, the pinnacle of the National Emergency Management Agency, stated in an announcement on social media platform X.
The agency stated it’s collaborating with native authorities and emergency responders in a search and rescue operation to find the missing individuals.
Three weeks in the past, at the very least 13 individuals died and dozens extra have been missing after a boat ferrying round 100 passengers capsized in Niger State, in north-central Nigeria.
