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Kwara boat tragedy: Mothers die trying to save children in Nigeria

2023-06-15 23:28
More than 100 people drowned when the wooden boat they were using to cross the River Niger capsized.
Kwara boat tragedy: Mothers die trying to save children in Nigeria

Among the more than 100 people who drowned earlier this week when a boat capsized on the River Niger in central Nigeria were many parents trying to save their children, a survivor tells the BBC.

Mohammed Alhassan, 22, was one of about 300 people travelling on the overcrowded wooden boat in Patigi...