Emergency crews in north-central Nigeria are searching for the bodies of dozens of people still missing after a boat capsized on the Niger River on Monday night.
Around 140 people were rescued and more than a hundred are still missing.
The accident happened on the Niger River - between the Niger and Kwara states.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris joins us live on a boat close to the village of Egboti in Nigeria for the latest updates.
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Around 140 people were rescued and more than a hundred are still missing.
The accident happened on the Niger River - between the Niger and Kwara states.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris joins us live on a boat close to the village of Egboti in Nigeria for the latest updates.
Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
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Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
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#Nigeria #NigeriaBoatAccident #NigeriaBoatTragedy #Egboti #Kwara #AlJazeeraEnglish
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