{"id":259049,"date":"2024-12-02T04:08:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T04:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/02\/more-than-50-dead-and-dozens-missing-after-nigeria-boat-sinks-2\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T04:08:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T04:08:13","slug":"more-than-50-dead-and-dozens-missing-after-nigeria-boat-sinks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/02\/more-than-50-dead-and-dozens-missing-after-nigeria-boat-sinks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 50 dead and dozens missing after Nigeria boat sinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 54 bodies have now been recovered from Nigeria\u2019s River Niger after a boat, that may have been carrying more than 200 passengers, capsized in the early hours of Friday, the authorities say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty-four of those on board were rescued, some of whom are still in hospital, but dozens of others may be missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divers are still searching the waters but hope is fading on the possibility of finding more survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is just the latest in a long series of boat accidents on the country\u2019s inland waterways. Despite safety recommendations being made, rules are rarely followed and few are held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boat was travelling from Kogi state, central Nigeria, to a weekly market in neighbouring Niger state when it went down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Market traders and farm labourers were thought to have been among the passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of the accident is not yet known but there are indications that many of the travellers may not have been wearing life jackets as required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting accurate details about who exactly had boarded the boat is difficult because there was no record keeping, the local official in charge told the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe problem is that there\u2019s no passenger manifest and because of the time the accident occurred, giving an accurate account of persons, survivors and those missing, is very difficult,\u201d Justin Uche, who is head of the Kogi state office of the National Emergency Management Agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile Kogi state\u2019s governor Usman Ododo ordered all hospitals where survivors are receiving treatment to ensure that they get adequate care including food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also urged stricter enforcement of safety regulations to ensure that such incidents are avoided in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the third time a passenger boat has gone down in Nigeria in the last 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, a wooden dugout canoe, packed with nearly 300 passengers, overturned and\u00a0sank in the middle of the River Niger\u00a0killing nearly 200 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just last week, five people died when two boats collided in southern Nigeria\u2019s Delta state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/assets\/89a282bb-07d4-49de-81d7-41155b64477f_wide_fallback\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 54 bodies have now been recovered from Nigeria\u2019s River Niger after a boat, that may have been carrying more than 200 passengers, capsized in the early hours of Friday, the authorities say. 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